Understanding Mutation (PowerPoint) WVU 2013
... A small group of animals moves from the mainland to an island, founding a new population. There is no subsequent movement of animals on or off the island. This initial population included coat color variation. Some years afterward, however, a new pattern variation arose that was previously not obser ...
... A small group of animals moves from the mainland to an island, founding a new population. There is no subsequent movement of animals on or off the island. This initial population included coat color variation. Some years afterward, however, a new pattern variation arose that was previously not obser ...
modern taxonomy
... • too many organisms were being discovered • The microscope discovered many organisms that would not fit into Aristotle’s classification system. • NOTE: despite its weaknesses this first classification system was used for about 2,000 years. • Who improved on this old system? ...
... • too many organisms were being discovered • The microscope discovered many organisms that would not fit into Aristotle’s classification system. • NOTE: despite its weaknesses this first classification system was used for about 2,000 years. • Who improved on this old system? ...
Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
... - Nucleotide binding error rate =>c.10−4, due to extremely short-lived imino and enol tautomery. - Lesion rate in DNA => 10-9. Due to the fact that DNApol has built-in 3’ →5’ exonuclease activity, can chew back mismatched pairs to a clean 3’end. ...
... - Nucleotide binding error rate =>c.10−4, due to extremely short-lived imino and enol tautomery. - Lesion rate in DNA => 10-9. Due to the fact that DNApol has built-in 3’ →5’ exonuclease activity, can chew back mismatched pairs to a clean 3’end. ...
Meiosis and Mendel
... gene, one from each parent 2). Organisms donate only one copy of each gene in their gametes (two copies of each gene segregate, or separate, during gamete formation ...
... gene, one from each parent 2). Organisms donate only one copy of each gene in their gametes (two copies of each gene segregate, or separate, during gamete formation ...
DNA from the beginning: Part 2
... concept and then clicking on the various topics at the bottom of the screen. You can move through the animation and problems by clicking on the arrows at the lower right. At the end of various sections, you will see “Gene”. She will give you a question. ...
... concept and then clicking on the various topics at the bottom of the screen. You can move through the animation and problems by clicking on the arrows at the lower right. At the end of various sections, you will see “Gene”. She will give you a question. ...
Fact Sheet 55|HUNTINGTON DISEASE In summary Huntington
... the huntingtin protein also becomes longer and this appears to interfere with its function, therefore a copy of the HTT gene with an expanded CAG repeat length can be considered faulty. The number of CAG repeats can increase when the HTT gene is passed from a parent to a child, this is known as anti ...
... the huntingtin protein also becomes longer and this appears to interfere with its function, therefore a copy of the HTT gene with an expanded CAG repeat length can be considered faulty. The number of CAG repeats can increase when the HTT gene is passed from a parent to a child, this is known as anti ...
PPT slides handout as PDF
... 1. Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering In vitro systems: drug discovery, toxicology, diagnostic assays and cell culture reagents Biomedical research: unravel mechanisms of disease and human development ...
... 1. Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering In vitro systems: drug discovery, toxicology, diagnostic assays and cell culture reagents Biomedical research: unravel mechanisms of disease and human development ...
Powerpoint_23_12
... 1. Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering In vitro systems: drug discovery, toxicology, diagnostic assays and cell culture reagents ...
... 1. Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering In vitro systems: drug discovery, toxicology, diagnostic assays and cell culture reagents ...
Spring Study Guide
... Industrial Melanism is a term used to describe the adaptation of a population in response to pollution. One example of rapid industrial melanism occurred in populations of peppered moths in the area of Manchester, England from 1845 to 1890. Before the industrial revolution, the trunks of the trees i ...
... Industrial Melanism is a term used to describe the adaptation of a population in response to pollution. One example of rapid industrial melanism occurred in populations of peppered moths in the area of Manchester, England from 1845 to 1890. Before the industrial revolution, the trunks of the trees i ...
GO 1_1Examing Biological Diveristy
... Definition for organism = an organism is any contiguous living system (such as animal, fungus, micro-organism, or plant). In at least some form, all types of organisms are capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homeostasis as a stable ...
... Definition for organism = an organism is any contiguous living system (such as animal, fungus, micro-organism, or plant). In at least some form, all types of organisms are capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homeostasis as a stable ...
L3: Evidence for evolution
... Homologies • Similarities in characteristics due to descent from a common ancestor • Structures are modified to fit new functions Comparisons at many levels • Anatomical (structural) • Developmental • Molecular (Genetic) ...
... Homologies • Similarities in characteristics due to descent from a common ancestor • Structures are modified to fit new functions Comparisons at many levels • Anatomical (structural) • Developmental • Molecular (Genetic) ...
Gene-linkage and Karyotype
... • Linked genes – Usually inherited together because located near each other on the SAME chromosome • Genes closer together on the same chromosome are more often inherited together ...
... • Linked genes – Usually inherited together because located near each other on the SAME chromosome • Genes closer together on the same chromosome are more often inherited together ...
Gene a Pain for Statin Users
... differently [to statins],” said Deepak Voora, a physicianscientist studying pharmacogenetics at Duke University, who was not involved in the research. “That approach will have implications for studying other drugs.” To find relevant genetic variants, the researchers collected lymphoblastoid cells fr ...
... differently [to statins],” said Deepak Voora, a physicianscientist studying pharmacogenetics at Duke University, who was not involved in the research. “That approach will have implications for studying other drugs.” To find relevant genetic variants, the researchers collected lymphoblastoid cells fr ...
Genetics - TeacherWeb
... 1) Seed color and flower color are two pea plant traits. Name any two human traits. 2) What determines our or any organism’s traits? 3) State the Principle of Dominance. 4) Alleles are the different forms of a gene. If I am referring to the gene that determines hair color, what are the different all ...
... 1) Seed color and flower color are two pea plant traits. Name any two human traits. 2) What determines our or any organism’s traits? 3) State the Principle of Dominance. 4) Alleles are the different forms of a gene. If I am referring to the gene that determines hair color, what are the different all ...
3 - life.illinois.edu
... and bacterial (attB) sequences showed that the recombination occurs between attDOT and attB by staggered cleavages seven base apart on each att site. The sites of cleavage in attDOT are shown between the D and D’ sites in the sequence. In vitro experiments indicated that the IntDOT integrase, which ...
... and bacterial (attB) sequences showed that the recombination occurs between attDOT and attB by staggered cleavages seven base apart on each att site. The sites of cleavage in attDOT are shown between the D and D’ sites in the sequence. In vitro experiments indicated that the IntDOT integrase, which ...
Practise Final exam
... PCR involves denaturation of DNA followed by annealing primers and then synthesis from the primers using thermostable DNA polymerase. Generally each of these three steps is performed at a specific temperature. These temperatures are most often: A 95 C, 55 C, 72 C B 55 C, 72 C, 95 C C 72 C, 55 C, 95 ...
... PCR involves denaturation of DNA followed by annealing primers and then synthesis from the primers using thermostable DNA polymerase. Generally each of these three steps is performed at a specific temperature. These temperatures are most often: A 95 C, 55 C, 72 C B 55 C, 72 C, 95 C C 72 C, 55 C, 95 ...
polymerase chain reaction
... So he took this 1-inch long fish and cut away about 20% of their two chambered hearts. The incisions through the abdomen were blotted to stop bleeding, the fish were returned to the water and 8 out of 10 survived the experiment. “They sort of hang out at the bottom of the tank” it was reported. But ...
... So he took this 1-inch long fish and cut away about 20% of their two chambered hearts. The incisions through the abdomen were blotted to stop bleeding, the fish were returned to the water and 8 out of 10 survived the experiment. “They sort of hang out at the bottom of the tank” it was reported. But ...
File - Amazing World of Science with Mr. Green
... benefits include more specific (less random) breeding than with traditional methods; faster than traditional methods; some characteristics from other species are unlikely in the gene pool / selective breeding cannot produce desired phenotype; increased productivity of food production / less land req ...
... benefits include more specific (less random) breeding than with traditional methods; faster than traditional methods; some characteristics from other species are unlikely in the gene pool / selective breeding cannot produce desired phenotype; increased productivity of food production / less land req ...
is p = 1
... nonevolving population • The Hardy-Weinberg theorem describes the gene pool of a nonevolving population. • This theorem states that the frequencies of alleles and genotypes in a population’s gene pool will remain constant over generations unless acted upon by agents other than Mendelian segregation ...
... nonevolving population • The Hardy-Weinberg theorem describes the gene pool of a nonevolving population. • This theorem states that the frequencies of alleles and genotypes in a population’s gene pool will remain constant over generations unless acted upon by agents other than Mendelian segregation ...
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
... Organisms are diploid (2 genes/trait) 2. Reproduction is sexual 3. Generations do not overlap ...
... Organisms are diploid (2 genes/trait) 2. Reproduction is sexual 3. Generations do not overlap ...
(dominant) -i
... • A polygenic trait is determined by multiple genes. (poly=many, genic=genes) Example: eye color and height Skin color is controlled by more than four genes ...
... • A polygenic trait is determined by multiple genes. (poly=many, genic=genes) Example: eye color and height Skin color is controlled by more than four genes ...
BIO520 Bioinformatics 2005 EXAM2 You may use any books, notes
... b. Do “red alga” and “plant” form a clade? No, “green alga” is not included. c. What part of the tree (if any) can be used as an outgroup? Archaea. d. Would we expect to find homologs of a and b in other eukaryotes? Not from the evidence of this phylogenetic tree. The a/b duplication is specific to ...
... b. Do “red alga” and “plant” form a clade? No, “green alga” is not included. c. What part of the tree (if any) can be used as an outgroup? Archaea. d. Would we expect to find homologs of a and b in other eukaryotes? Not from the evidence of this phylogenetic tree. The a/b duplication is specific to ...
2005 Biology: Describe the transfer of genetic information (90163)
... occurs twice / have half genetic information / are haploid. ...
... occurs twice / have half genetic information / are haploid. ...
Chapter 15 - The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
... Deletions: loss of genetic info Duplications: extra copies of genetic info Inversions and translocations: Position effects: a gene's expression is ...
... Deletions: loss of genetic info Duplications: extra copies of genetic info Inversions and translocations: Position effects: a gene's expression is ...
Lecture 14
... First, many genes are functionally redundant, sharing overlapping functions with other genes that may or may not be related at the sequence level. Mutation of a functionally redundant gene is not likely to lead to an easily recognizable phenotype, because one or more other family members can provide ...
... First, many genes are functionally redundant, sharing overlapping functions with other genes that may or may not be related at the sequence level. Mutation of a functionally redundant gene is not likely to lead to an easily recognizable phenotype, because one or more other family members can provide ...