UNIVERSITETET I OSLO Det matematisk
... 6. Briefly describe the three types of (endogenous) small RNAs that are found in eukaryotes (animals)? 7. Outline how direct repeats (or target site duplications) are formed when a transposable element inserts in the genome. 8. Discuss how transposable elements could be beneficial for the evolution ...
... 6. Briefly describe the three types of (endogenous) small RNAs that are found in eukaryotes (animals)? 7. Outline how direct repeats (or target site duplications) are formed when a transposable element inserts in the genome. 8. Discuss how transposable elements could be beneficial for the evolution ...
Extranuclear Inheritance
... Ÿ Poky in Neurospora w Slow growth due to defect in aerobic respiration. This is due to a mutation in cytochrome (a & b). w cytoplasmically inherited Ÿ Male sterility gene in Corn Ÿ Petite gene in Saccharomyces w Slow growth w Not able to do aerobic respiration w There is an interaction of the petit ...
... Ÿ Poky in Neurospora w Slow growth due to defect in aerobic respiration. This is due to a mutation in cytochrome (a & b). w cytoplasmically inherited Ÿ Male sterility gene in Corn Ÿ Petite gene in Saccharomyces w Slow growth w Not able to do aerobic respiration w There is an interaction of the petit ...
PAG XXIV San Diego 2016 Duckweeds, the smallest flowering
... Wang et al. (2014) Nat Commun. 5:3311 ...
... Wang et al. (2014) Nat Commun. 5:3311 ...
Biotechnology - Hicksville Public Schools / Homepage
... In 1990, advances in DNA technology enabled scientists to completely sequence the human genome. A rough draft was complete in 2000. ...
... In 1990, advances in DNA technology enabled scientists to completely sequence the human genome. A rough draft was complete in 2000. ...
Katie-Arabidopsis
... • No immediate agricultural importance and is not thought to cure any disease • Prolific seed production and easy cultivation in restricted space • A large number of mutant lines and genomic resources ...
... • No immediate agricultural importance and is not thought to cure any disease • Prolific seed production and easy cultivation in restricted space • A large number of mutant lines and genomic resources ...
Discussion Questions
... Discussion Questions: “The Power of Three” 1. Turnbull was inspired by a child named Edward. What disease did Edward have? Describe this disease and its current treatment. 2. Why do mitochondria have their own DNA, and why do children inherit it only from the mother? 3. There are several oppositions ...
... Discussion Questions: “The Power of Three” 1. Turnbull was inspired by a child named Edward. What disease did Edward have? Describe this disease and its current treatment. 2. Why do mitochondria have their own DNA, and why do children inherit it only from the mother? 3. There are several oppositions ...
Genetics of Organelles III GENE330
... Mitochondria and chloroplasts seem to have originated as bacteria that were incorporated into eukaryotic cells about a billion years ago. ...
... Mitochondria and chloroplasts seem to have originated as bacteria that were incorporated into eukaryotic cells about a billion years ago. ...
(ANIMAL) MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME EVOLUTION
... The molecular clock hypothesis states that the rate of accumulation of substitutions is more or less constant in time and between lineages, so that molecules can be used as chronometers of evolutionary divergences. Clock-like markers are useful for molecular dating purposes. Mitochondrial DNA has be ...
... The molecular clock hypothesis states that the rate of accumulation of substitutions is more or less constant in time and between lineages, so that molecules can be used as chronometers of evolutionary divergences. Clock-like markers are useful for molecular dating purposes. Mitochondrial DNA has be ...
Transposable elements I. What is a transposable element?
... A. Found almost everywhere 1. viruses, bacteria, fungi, plants, animals B. major constituents of genome 1. in flies, ~12% of genome 2. in humans, 2 major classes a. LINEs (long interspersed elements) b. SINEs (short interspersed elements) c. collectively these and others account for ~45% of human ge ...
... A. Found almost everywhere 1. viruses, bacteria, fungi, plants, animals B. major constituents of genome 1. in flies, ~12% of genome 2. in humans, 2 major classes a. LINEs (long interspersed elements) b. SINEs (short interspersed elements) c. collectively these and others account for ~45% of human ge ...
Human Genome Project
... • Only 1.1%-1.4% of genome actually encodes protein (=5% of transcribed RNA). • Surprises: – More junk DNA. – Fewer genes. ...
... • Only 1.1%-1.4% of genome actually encodes protein (=5% of transcribed RNA). • Surprises: – More junk DNA. – Fewer genes. ...
Genetics Lecture 13 Extranuclear Inheritance
... Knowledge of Mitochondrial and Chloroplast DNA Helps Explain Organelle Heredity • That both mitochondria and chloroplasts contain their own DNA and a system for expressing genetic information was first suggested by the discovery of mutations and the resultant inheritance patterns in plants, yeas ...
... Knowledge of Mitochondrial and Chloroplast DNA Helps Explain Organelle Heredity • That both mitochondria and chloroplasts contain their own DNA and a system for expressing genetic information was first suggested by the discovery of mutations and the resultant inheritance patterns in plants, yeas ...
Tigger/pogo transposons in the Fugu genome
... C. Duplications of large blocks of genes, also known as segmental duplications. D. Whole genome duplications or polyploidization. ...
... C. Duplications of large blocks of genes, also known as segmental duplications. D. Whole genome duplications or polyploidization. ...
When Is a Genome Project Finished?
... 4. What is the name of the gene prediction method that uses a statistical analysis of the nucleotide base sequence to determine likely locations for genes, including the position of exons and introns? ________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is the name of the ...
... 4. What is the name of the gene prediction method that uses a statistical analysis of the nucleotide base sequence to determine likely locations for genes, including the position of exons and introns? ________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is the name of the ...
Extranuclear Inheritance
... symbiotic (parasitic) relationship associated with a microorganism; inherited phenotype is affected by the presence of the microorganism living in the cell’s cytoplasm • Maternal effect – nuclear gene products are stored in the egg and then transmitted through the ooplasm to the offspring ...
... symbiotic (parasitic) relationship associated with a microorganism; inherited phenotype is affected by the presence of the microorganism living in the cell’s cytoplasm • Maternal effect – nuclear gene products are stored in the egg and then transmitted through the ooplasm to the offspring ...
Editorial - Clinical Chemistry
... mitochondrial genome reflects its unusual origin. The mitochondrial genome is a small (16.5 kb) circular DNA encoding only 13 proteins, 2 rRNAs, and a set of tRNAs. All proteins encoded by the mitochondrial genome are components of the mitochondrial electron transport chain, the energy-transducing, ...
... mitochondrial genome reflects its unusual origin. The mitochondrial genome is a small (16.5 kb) circular DNA encoding only 13 proteins, 2 rRNAs, and a set of tRNAs. All proteins encoded by the mitochondrial genome are components of the mitochondrial electron transport chain, the energy-transducing, ...
The Human Genome Project
... The Human Genome Project What is the Human Genome Project? • U.S. govt. project coordinated by the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health • goals (1998-2003) – identify the approximate 100,000 genes in human DNA – determine the sequences of the 3 billion bases that make up human ...
... The Human Genome Project What is the Human Genome Project? • U.S. govt. project coordinated by the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health • goals (1998-2003) – identify the approximate 100,000 genes in human DNA – determine the sequences of the 3 billion bases that make up human ...
Nuclear DNA in Molecular systematics Nuclear DNA is double
... Nuclear DNA in Plant Systematics - Other nuclear DNA regions used in plant systematics are genes AdhC, PgiC, malate synthase, phosphoribulokinase etc. [lowcopy nuclear genes] - These low-copy nuclear gene sequences are found to be informative and provide robust resolved phylogeny. - e.g. in Gossypi ...
... Nuclear DNA in Plant Systematics - Other nuclear DNA regions used in plant systematics are genes AdhC, PgiC, malate synthase, phosphoribulokinase etc. [lowcopy nuclear genes] - These low-copy nuclear gene sequences are found to be informative and provide robust resolved phylogeny. - e.g. in Gossypi ...
Human Genome Project
... completion of a “working draft” DNA sequence (90%) of the human genome By 2003 ...
... completion of a “working draft” DNA sequence (90%) of the human genome By 2003 ...
Document
... Mitochondrial genome Codes for 37 genes: 13 polypeptides that are subunits of enzymes of oxidative phosphorylation two types of ribosomal RNA 22 transfer RNAs required for translating the transcripts of the mitochondria-encoded polypeptides More than 100 different rearrangements and 100 d ...
... Mitochondrial genome Codes for 37 genes: 13 polypeptides that are subunits of enzymes of oxidative phosphorylation two types of ribosomal RNA 22 transfer RNAs required for translating the transcripts of the mitochondria-encoded polypeptides More than 100 different rearrangements and 100 d ...
13.3- The Human Genome
... ◦ PCR (amplifies DNA fragments in hours) ◦ Fragments can contain genetic markers that can be traced throughout the genome. ◦ Used to track the inheritance pattern of a gene that hasn’t been identified but whose approximate location is known. ...
... ◦ PCR (amplifies DNA fragments in hours) ◦ Fragments can contain genetic markers that can be traced throughout the genome. ◦ Used to track the inheritance pattern of a gene that hasn’t been identified but whose approximate location is known. ...
2/14 - Utexas
... mitochondria and chloroplasts from freeliving bacteria to cellular organelles CB 26.13 ...
... mitochondria and chloroplasts from freeliving bacteria to cellular organelles CB 26.13 ...
Document
... of point mutations make mtDNA essentially worthless for the restriction site-based reconstructions of intrafamilial phylogeny for which cpDNA is so well suited. • The occasional losses of mitochondrial genes and introns may also serve as useful markers of phylogeny. • The low rate of mtDNA substitut ...
... of point mutations make mtDNA essentially worthless for the restriction site-based reconstructions of intrafamilial phylogeny for which cpDNA is so well suited. • The occasional losses of mitochondrial genes and introns may also serve as useful markers of phylogeny. • The low rate of mtDNA substitut ...
Mitochondrial DNA Mutations and Disease
... through the electron transport chain and finally given to oxygen, creating a protongradient, which drives ATP synthesis. Most patients with mitochondrial disorders have molecular defects affecting the mitochondrial OXPHOS system, consisting of ~ 87 protein subunits, forming five multi-protein comple ...
... through the electron transport chain and finally given to oxygen, creating a protongradient, which drives ATP synthesis. Most patients with mitochondrial disorders have molecular defects affecting the mitochondrial OXPHOS system, consisting of ~ 87 protein subunits, forming five multi-protein comple ...
Study Questions – Chapter 1
... modern humans and Neanderthals lived in the same region. What does whole genome sequencing tell us about the relationship between these two groups and how does such a study help point to recently evolved genes? As you consider this question please read “Close encounters of the prehistoric kind” by A ...
... modern humans and Neanderthals lived in the same region. What does whole genome sequencing tell us about the relationship between these two groups and how does such a study help point to recently evolved genes? As you consider this question please read “Close encounters of the prehistoric kind” by A ...