Genetics and Developmental Biology

1 question different parts

1 question different parts

Use the following information to answer the next four questions.

Tomato Plant Leaves
In tomatoes, regular leaves (L) are multilobed and serrated and potato leaves (l) are broad, smooth, and single (Image 1). Red fruit (F) is dominant

Anonymous   553   11 Replies

Yvane KKL

Primary Juvenile Glaucoma surgical treatment.

Primary Juvenile Glaucoma surgical treatment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_juvenile_glaucoma

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Bocelli

What are the success rates in Primary Juvenile glaucoma surgery?

Thanks & Regards,
Prashant S Akerkar

prashantakerkar   542   11 Replies

bio_man

Determine the appearance for northern blots of the bacteria listed below. In each case, lane 1 is ...

Determine the appearance for northern blots of the bacteria listed below. In each case, lane 1 is ...

Part A
Determine the appearance for northern blots of the bacteria listed below. In each case, lane 1 is for mRNA isolated after growth in a glucose-containing (minimal) medium, and lane 2 is for mRNA isolated after growth in a lactose-only medi

WOLFYy   1783   11 Replies

lambchop03

Using new information, determine parents genotypes and probability of disease

Using new information, determine parents genotypes and probability of disease

Individual IV-3 is born as a male affected with condition B but not condition A. His parents are bred again, and an ultrasound shows that the fetus is another male. The relevant portion of the pedigree is shown below.

Use this new informat

greekdancer20   6506   11 Replies

bio2288

determine the frequency of ABO blood group alleles in a sample.

determine the frequency of ABO blood group alleles in a sample.

A total of 1000 members of a Central American population are typed for the ABO blood group.
In the sample, 421 have blood type A, 168 have blood type B, 336 have blood type O, and 75
have blood type AB. Use this information to determine t

Arthurmed   1855   11 Replies

Maxmcwuyen

In Neurospora, the cross AB x ab was performed and 200 asci were scored:

In Neurospora, the cross AB x ab was performed and 200 asci were scored:

In Neurospora, the cross AB x ab was performed and 200 asci were scored:
I II III IV V VI VII
AB AB AB AB AB Ab Ab
AB AB AB AB AB Ab Ab
AB Ab aB ab ab aB Ab
AB Ab aB ab ab aB Ab
ab aB Ab AB Ab Ab aB
ab aB Ab AB Ab A

Rockangel   1243   11 Replies

george87

Genetic linkage mapping?

Genetic linkage mapping?

Genetic linkage mapping for a large number of families identifies 4% recombination between the genes for Rh blood type and elliptocytosis. At the Rh locus, alleles R and r control Rh+ and Rh- blood types. Allele E producing elliptocytosis is dominant

klee95   6840   11 Replies

Fernando U

Mendel's Law of Segregation Part A, B, and C (Chapter 14)

Mendel's Law of Segregation Part A, B, and C (Chapter 14)

Part A - Allele segregation and gamete formation

One character in peas that Mendel studied was yellow versus green seeds.
A cross between a homozygous yellow line (YY) and a homozygous green line (yy) will result in F1 plants t

biologyishard1   110648   11 Replies

sherifa shaw

Use the data to determine the DNA consensus sequence for the 16 nucleotides

Use the data to determine the DNA consensus sequence for the 16 nucleotides

The following table lists α-globin and β-globin gene sequences for the 12 nucleotides preceding the start codon and the first nucleotide following the start codon. The data are for 16 vertebrate globin genes reported by Kozak (1987). The sequences ar

fodog414   5558   11 Replies

caughtinannette

Genetic code provided by the functional group

Genetic code provided by the functional group

any but have a clue on how to find the genetic code provided by the functional group located on each base as H-HD-CH3-HA-HA-HA-HA-HD,

Post Merge: 10 years ago

Also as a side question Which of the follow

fodog414   2149   11 Replies

lex0785

How do you predict the frequency of a progeny?? Genetics

How do you predict the frequency of a progeny?? Genetics

Genes A, B, and C are linked on a chromosome and found in the order A-B-C. Genes A and B recombine with a frequency of 10%, and genes B and C recombine at a frequency of 21%. For the cross a + b + c /abc + × abc / abc, predict the frequency of progen

fodog414   13258   11 Replies

Roposo star

Assume that you grew a culture of E. coli for many generations in medium contain

Assume that you grew a culture of E. coli for many generations in medium contain

Assume that you grew a culture of E. coli for many generations in medium containing 15N (from the ammonium ion), a heavy isotope of nitrogen. You extract DNA from a portion of the culture and determine its density to be 1.723 gm/cm3 (call this sample

colleen   3229   11 Replies

pure1

Assume that you are microscopically examining mitotic metaphase cells of an orga

Assume that you are microscopically examining mitotic metaphase cells of an orga

Assume that you are microscopically examining mitotic metaphase cells of an organism with a 2n chromosome number of 4 (one pair metacentric and one pair telocentric). Assume also that the cell passed through one S phase labeling (innermost phosphate

colleen   2131   11 Replies

Akzhan4ik

Assume that a dihybrid F2 ratio, resulting from epistasis, was 9:3:4. If a doubl

Assume that a dihybrid F2 ratio, resulting from epistasis, was 9:3:4. If a doubl

Assume that a dihybrid F2 ratio, resulting from epistasis, was 9:3:4. If a double heterozygote is crossed with the fully recessive type, what phenotypic ratio is expected among the offspring?

colleen   2003   11 Replies

aanch

Evolution vs. Creationism.?

Evolution vs. Creationism.?

Argue for your side!

bugaian   407   11 Replies

figureitout

There has to be a map for size and shape of organs stored in genome.Is this riddle solved?

There has to be a map for size and shape of organs stored in genome.Is this riddle solved?

I am an engineer and not a Biologist. I am studying it out of curiosity at the age of 79. I am stuck up at shape and size of organ development. Signals alone cannot decide shape. Signal can stop mitosis but gene can decide to produce this signal at a

Vilas   360   12 Replies

Vilas

A farmer crosses a black rooster with a white hen. Of the seven offspring, three are black, three ...

A farmer crosses a black rooster with a white hen. Of the seven offspring, three are black, three ...

Q; A farmer crosses a black rooster with a white hen. Of the seven offspring, three are black, three are speckled black and white, and one is white.
a) What can you infer about the inheritance patterns of the alleles for white and black feathers

Jess8219   3841   12 Replies

andresgs04

Recombination and linkage mapping

Recombination and linkage mapping

I need to understand how to construct a recombination and linkage map using the results from a trihybrid map with a total of 450 progeny.

Marsneez   9354   12 Replies

Sam Hormozian

You continue your genetic analysis by crossing the forked and pale mutant lines

You continue your genetic analysis by crossing the forked and pale mutant lines

You designate the forked mutant allele as F (wild type = f+ ) and the pale mutant allele as p (wild type = P).

Amin.noorian   8014   12 Replies

laurenquiroz

Restriction enzyme digestion with XbaI? (Due tomorrow!!)

Restriction enzyme digestion with XbaI? (Due tomorrow!!)

Hello! I'm having a hard time placing the XbaI restriction enzyme on the gel (attached). An explanation would be awesome!! 

Part B
How many fragments will be formed by restriction enzyme digestion with XbaI in the

darwincalledit   2828   12 Replies

nyq87

High intelligence heritability

High intelligence heritability

It is well known that Jewish people have a high level of iq (whether this relates to "intelligence" or not is another matter). This kind of high iq is, according to some theories, a result of natural selection in light of the difficulties t

ali8   568   12 Replies

biolove

The effect of Ca2+ channel blockers on formation of the fertilization envelope

The effect of Ca2+ channel blockers on formation of the fertilization envelope

The role of Ca2+ ions in the formation of the fertilization envelope and blocking polyspermy can be further studied using Ca2+ channel blockers. As their name suggests, Ca2+ channel blockers block the movement of Ca2+ ions through channels. In the ca

adrii01   15418   12 Replies

bio_man

Among dogs, short hair is dominant to long hair and dark coat color is dominant

Among dogs, short hair is dominant to long hair and dark coat color is dominant

Among dogs, short hair is dominant to long hair and dark coat color is dominant to white (albino) coat color. Assume that these two coat traits are caused by independently segregating gene pairs. For each of the crosses given below, write the most pr

colleen   2586   12 Replies

이아연

What is a good resource to learn how to do problems?

What is a good resource to learn how to do problems?

I have literally the worst textbook ever written for genetics. It takes a simple concept and drags it over pages, which should take no longer than a couple sentences to explain. And then, it shows an example problem which has nothing to do with what

cashboxz01   1069   12 Replies

cashboxz01

DNA Damage Over Life.

DNA Damage Over Life.

How much does DNA get damaged by decade of a person's life? I know our DNA repair mechanisms are pretty good but do decline, and I worry that my instructions are my only hope for gene therapies of the future to be useful for me. I have read afte

CarbonRobot   137   13 Replies

bio_man

Questions from genetics study guide (phylogenetics and natural selection)

Questions from genetics study guide (phylogenetics and natural selection)

Here are some questions from my genetics study guide about pylogenetics and natural selection. I already answered them but I would love if some1 can double check my work before I submit. Feel free to jump in on any questions you feel comfortable w

Mateyman   274   13 Replies

bio_man

chromosome 17

chromosome 17

Does anyone know what the human chromosome 17's alpha satellite sequence is responsible for?

ehd123   575   13 Replies

ehd123

Loss of Function Mutations

Loss of Function Mutations

In bugs, color is controlled by two genes A and B, both of which have loss-of-function mutant alleles, a and b. Wild-type bugs have blue coloration. When a true-breeding strain of red-colored bugs is mated with a true-breeding strain of white-colored

hockey71834   1411   13 Replies

sweetbrit

MasteringGenetics Chapter 6.2 due tonight!!

MasteringGenetics Chapter 6.2 due tonight!!

Hello!

So I've been trying to figure these last two questions out for a couple of days now, I've emailed my TA, Googled and tried EVERYTHING but I still don't understand it.

Question H: This question asks

darwincalledit   6277   13 Replies

erondu25

Determining genotypes in autosomal recessive pedigrees

Determining genotypes in autosomal recessive pedigrees

Part C - Determining genotypes in autosomal recessive pedigrees
Pedigree 3 from Part A is shown below. Recall that this pedigree shows the inheritance of a rare, autosomal recessive condition.

Note that individual II-3 has no family

Yaday   11571   13 Replies

patulia

Screening the plasmid library - The final step of the cloning procedure is to screen the plasmid ...

Screening the plasmid library - The final step of the cloning procedure is to screen the plasmid ...

The final step of the cloning procedure is to screen the plasmid library for clones that carry the vgp gene, shown in red below.
To accomplish the screening, researchers synthesize a single-stranded DNA probe using vgp mRNA as a template. What w

dexterm00   23138   13 Replies

eyu9

Identify the inheritance mode of each condition by using the labels to complete

Identify the inheritance mode of each condition by using the labels to complete

You are investigating the inheritance of two rare conditions (A and B) in an extended family of thoroughbred racehorses. You have constructed the following pedigree for these conditions. Identify the inheritance mode of each condition by using the la

jhpava   20100   13 Replies

ballislife213

Is heteroduplex DNA always an outcome of homologous recombination?

Is heteroduplex DNA always an outcome of homologous recombination?

The choices are:

A. No, heteroduplex DNA is only created during homologous recombination when the homologs have different DNA sequences.
B. Yes, heteroduplex DNA is always created during homologous recombination.
C. Heteroduplex

sniderwes   4409   13 Replies

spatel18

Evolution: Where's the proof?

Evolution: Where's the proof?

So, I'm a new Christian. I was debating evolution with someone in my Church who thinks evolution is a myth!!! I assumed Christians had already resolved this, but apparently there are still those who grasp at the literal translation of the Bible. She

bugaian   549   13 Replies

tonesack

Can I sequence DNA from home with a used sequencer?

Can I sequence DNA from home with a used sequencer?

Hi. I would like to further my self-learning of synthetic biology by learning how to sequence the DNA from my home lab. The experiment I'm currently focused on learning how to do, which is also serving as the catalyst for my learning, is to sequ

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germinate_love   187   14 Replies

bio_man

Gene regulation - ME1 promoter and upstream region

Gene regulation - ME1 promoter and upstream region

Hi,

I've got this question and I'm not so sure about the answer. It is taken from Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach, chapter 15:


A muscle enzyme called ME1 is produced by transcription and translation of t

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SH1   7027   14 Replies

paretyler

determine all of the possible template sequences for the wild-type (WT) and....

determine all of the possible template sequences for the wild-type (WT) and....

Use Table 1.2 to determine all of the possible template sequences for the wild-type (WT) and mutant (Ziguinchor) form of β-globin at position 58.
Select all that apply.
Select all that apply.
    5'-GGG-3' (WT); 5'-GCG-3'

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fodog414   6441   14 Replies

diane boladas

Mapping with trihybrid (three-point) test crosses! Help?

Mapping with trihybrid (three-point) test crosses! Help?

You examine 450 progeny from the cross in Part C and classify them according to phenotype. The results are shown in the table below.

!See Below Image!

Use these data to complete the linkage map shown below.
Drag the blue la

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hunter4565   23377   14 Replies

carlgru

Anyone have the answer key for the Textbook: Genetics: From genes to genomes?

Anyone have the answer key for the Textbook: Genetics: From genes to genomes?

I need the Solution's manual for the text book, Genetics: From Genes to Genomes. If not that, then the answer for question 22 on page 76. "Filled-in symbols in the pedigree that follows designate individuals suffering from deafness..."

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dcoke23   3290   14 Replies

Nth4645

A 3.5-kb segment of DNA containing the complete sequence of a mouse gene is available. The DNA segme

A 3.5-kb segment of DNA containing the complete sequence of a mouse gene is available. The DNA segme

A 3.5-kb segment of DNA containing the complete sequence of a mouse gene is available. The DNA segment contains the promoter sequence and extends beyond the polyadenylation site of the gene. The DNA is studied by band shift assay and the following ge

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ekrieger   5803   14 Replies

Eman2494