How Biologists Conceptualize Genes: An empirical study
... unit. This has led to definitions of the gene, which include the promoter and regulatory sequences that affect whether the gene will be transcribed. In a case like the famous lac operon in E. coli, these sites are immediately upstream of the site at which transcription is initiated and it is easy to ...
... unit. This has led to definitions of the gene, which include the promoter and regulatory sequences that affect whether the gene will be transcribed. In a case like the famous lac operon in E. coli, these sites are immediately upstream of the site at which transcription is initiated and it is easy to ...
Basic Genetics for the Cat Breeder
... The occurrence of any particular characteristic depends on two factors: “genetics” and the "environment". "Genetics" refers to the encoded information (instructions) that are carried within the cells of all living organisms and which control traits. These encoded instructions are responsible not onl ...
... The occurrence of any particular characteristic depends on two factors: “genetics” and the "environment". "Genetics" refers to the encoded information (instructions) that are carried within the cells of all living organisms and which control traits. These encoded instructions are responsible not onl ...
SEX-DETector: a probabilistic approach to uncover sex
... a dioecious progenitor (Ming et al., 2011). However, the mechanisms for sex determination remain unknown for most plant species and a number of animal species (Bachtrog, Mank, et al., 2014). In numerous cases, it is even unknown whether sex chromosomes are present. In angiosperms, dioecy has evolved ...
... a dioecious progenitor (Ming et al., 2011). However, the mechanisms for sex determination remain unknown for most plant species and a number of animal species (Bachtrog, Mank, et al., 2014). In numerous cases, it is even unknown whether sex chromosomes are present. In angiosperms, dioecy has evolved ...
Basic Concepts in the Study of Diseases with Complex Genetics
... such alleles in families, an individual will often have the same allele on both chromosomes, and thus inheritance of these alleles cannot be followed in a pedigree, and this branch of the pedigree is termed noninformative. The real boost for genetic mapping came when DNA sequences were discovered wi ...
... such alleles in families, an individual will often have the same allele on both chromosomes, and thus inheritance of these alleles cannot be followed in a pedigree, and this branch of the pedigree is termed noninformative. The real boost for genetic mapping came when DNA sequences were discovered wi ...
lecture 3
... LINEs abundant in AT-rich regions SINEs lower in AT-rich regions Alu repeats in particular retained in actively transcribed GC rich regions E.g. chromosme 19 has 5% Alus compared to Y chromosome ...
... LINEs abundant in AT-rich regions SINEs lower in AT-rich regions Alu repeats in particular retained in actively transcribed GC rich regions E.g. chromosme 19 has 5% Alus compared to Y chromosome ...
Ch 8 Workbook Answer Key
... One of the earliest was done by Frederick Griffith who was studying two forms of the bacterium that causes pneumonia. The S form was surrounded by a coating that made them look smooth. The R form did not have a coating, and the colonies looked rough. Griffith injected these bacteria into mice and fo ...
... One of the earliest was done by Frederick Griffith who was studying two forms of the bacterium that causes pneumonia. The S form was surrounded by a coating that made them look smooth. The R form did not have a coating, and the colonies looked rough. Griffith injected these bacteria into mice and fo ...
Analysis of cell division parameters and cell cycle gene expression
... meristems (NougareÁde and Rembur, 1985) and cell suspensions (Nagata et al., 1992; Francis et al., 1995), its exclusion does not modify the conclusions on the duration of the other phases. ...
... meristems (NougareÁde and Rembur, 1985) and cell suspensions (Nagata et al., 1992; Francis et al., 1995), its exclusion does not modify the conclusions on the duration of the other phases. ...
Original 2013 answers page as a complete
... The article is careful to define what is meant by random in the modern synthesis: “I will use the definition that the changes are assumed to be random with respect to physiological function and could not therefore be influenced by such function or by functional changes in response to the environment ...
... The article is careful to define what is meant by random in the modern synthesis: “I will use the definition that the changes are assumed to be random with respect to physiological function and could not therefore be influenced by such function or by functional changes in response to the environment ...
Virulence gene regulation in Salmonella enterica
... gastroenteritis is much higher (2). Salmonella infection follows ingestion of contaminated food, water or beverages and requires survival in the stomach and colonization of the small intestine. At this stage, the bacteria are seen to start multiplying and adhering to the intestinal mucosa. In the mo ...
... gastroenteritis is much higher (2). Salmonella infection follows ingestion of contaminated food, water or beverages and requires survival in the stomach and colonization of the small intestine. At this stage, the bacteria are seen to start multiplying and adhering to the intestinal mucosa. In the mo ...
Shedding Genomic Ballast: Extensive Parallel Loss of Ancestral
... that the stricter criteria tended to break up larger families into separate families (data not shown). Here we present only the results using the less strict criteria, since by these criteria it was less likely that a family would be scored as having been lost when it had merely diverged in sequence ...
... that the stricter criteria tended to break up larger families into separate families (data not shown). Here we present only the results using the less strict criteria, since by these criteria it was less likely that a family would be scored as having been lost when it had merely diverged in sequence ...
Lecture #7
... - Distrubution of mating alleles - Mating occurs only when coupled isolates have different alleles at two unlinked, multiallelic loci: A and B. (They have an incompatibility system) - If fruit bodies had the same alleles at A and B, and were collected from the same area, they were assumed to be from ...
... - Distrubution of mating alleles - Mating occurs only when coupled isolates have different alleles at two unlinked, multiallelic loci: A and B. (They have an incompatibility system) - If fruit bodies had the same alleles at A and B, and were collected from the same area, they were assumed to be from ...
The TCP domain: a motif found in proteins regulating plant growth
... of the floral meristems and primordia; TB1 affects axillary meristem growth; PCF1 and PCF2 bind to the promoter of a gene (PCNA) involved in meristematic cell division. To investigate whether this correlation with growth held for other members of the TCP family, we analysed two Arabidopsis ESTs, her ...
... of the floral meristems and primordia; TB1 affects axillary meristem growth; PCF1 and PCF2 bind to the promoter of a gene (PCNA) involved in meristematic cell division. To investigate whether this correlation with growth held for other members of the TCP family, we analysed two Arabidopsis ESTs, her ...
ENHANCING GENETIC RESISTANCE TO SOYBEAN
... The problem of soybean rust is compounded by its high pathogenic variability which overcomes single gene resistance present in most cultivars. Few studies have, however, been undertaken to use mapped simple sequence markers for gene pyramiding to enhance rust resistance. The study validated use of ...
... The problem of soybean rust is compounded by its high pathogenic variability which overcomes single gene resistance present in most cultivars. Few studies have, however, been undertaken to use mapped simple sequence markers for gene pyramiding to enhance rust resistance. The study validated use of ...
Full-Text PDF
... stress. These genes can be classified into two groups: the first group includes genes related to cell metabolism and stress tolerance, and the second group consists of regulatory genes that encode protein kinases or phosphatases and transcription factors [2]. Transcription factors are DNA-binding pr ...
... stress. These genes can be classified into two groups: the first group includes genes related to cell metabolism and stress tolerance, and the second group consists of regulatory genes that encode protein kinases or phosphatases and transcription factors [2]. Transcription factors are DNA-binding pr ...
(EC 2.2.1.1) active in the Calvin cycle of spinach chloroplasts
... 3-epimerase and ribose-5-phosphate isomerase for 1 h. The commercially available yeast enzyme (Sigma) was used as a control. One unit is the amount of enzyme required to convert 1 #tool of substrate per minute. In vitro transcription, translation and import pTK39 was linearized with SacI, purified, ...
... 3-epimerase and ribose-5-phosphate isomerase for 1 h. The commercially available yeast enzyme (Sigma) was used as a control. One unit is the amount of enzyme required to convert 1 #tool of substrate per minute. In vitro transcription, translation and import pTK39 was linearized with SacI, purified, ...
Peer-reviewed Article PDF
... Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women and represents the second leading cause of cancer death among women [1,2]. Breast cancer is a disease in which certain cells in the breast become abnormal and multiply without control or order to form a tumor [3]. The most common form of breast canc ...
... Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women and represents the second leading cause of cancer death among women [1,2]. Breast cancer is a disease in which certain cells in the breast become abnormal and multiply without control or order to form a tumor [3]. The most common form of breast canc ...
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... be established, using a combination of enzymes found in various diverse, unrelated organisms. These novel pigmentation pathways can then lead to the expression of blue or black pigments that have never before been found in any flower. ...
... be established, using a combination of enzymes found in various diverse, unrelated organisms. These novel pigmentation pathways can then lead to the expression of blue or black pigments that have never before been found in any flower. ...
Human pigmentation genes: identification, structure
... College of Medicine S411, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Tel.: 11-713-798-4169; fax: 11-713-798-1445 ...
... College of Medicine S411, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Tel.: 11-713-798-4169; fax: 11-713-798-1445 ...
Strug_Banff2014
... Can we use our NGS cases with (publicly available) ‘out of study’ sequenced control groups in genetic association studies? Supplement our control NGS data with public NGS data? Or as the only control group, much like the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (2007) did for GWAS with SNPs ...
... Can we use our NGS cases with (publicly available) ‘out of study’ sequenced control groups in genetic association studies? Supplement our control NGS data with public NGS data? Or as the only control group, much like the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (2007) did for GWAS with SNPs ...
Regulation 1. Short term control
... below), because the inhibition or activation can occur as fast as an effector molecule can bind to a protein. (d) protein modification: This is best illustrated by the role of protein kinase and protein phosphatase in glycogen metabolism. This is also an example of post-translational control Other t ...
... below), because the inhibition or activation can occur as fast as an effector molecule can bind to a protein. (d) protein modification: This is best illustrated by the role of protein kinase and protein phosphatase in glycogen metabolism. This is also an example of post-translational control Other t ...
Journal of Applied Phycology
... We report the cloning and sequencing of the recA gene from Spirulinaplatensis. A genomic library of Spirulina was constructed in pUC19 and screened by PCR using oligonucleotides corresponding to the conserved amino acid sequences of Anabaena variabilisand Synechococcus RecA proteins. The Spirulina r ...
... We report the cloning and sequencing of the recA gene from Spirulinaplatensis. A genomic library of Spirulina was constructed in pUC19 and screened by PCR using oligonucleotides corresponding to the conserved amino acid sequences of Anabaena variabilisand Synechococcus RecA proteins. The Spirulina r ...
sex chromosomes
... have coloration (dominant) or albinism/white (recessive). IF coloration is dominant, THEN a second gene will determine if the mouse will be brown or black. ...
... have coloration (dominant) or albinism/white (recessive). IF coloration is dominant, THEN a second gene will determine if the mouse will be brown or black. ...
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... 2) BACs 3) PACs (P1 derived artificial chromosomes) • modified bacteriophage • P1 takes up to 400 kb • much more efficient at infecting hosts ...
... 2) BACs 3) PACs (P1 derived artificial chromosomes) • modified bacteriophage • P1 takes up to 400 kb • much more efficient at infecting hosts ...
LacZ Reporter Gene Expression in 81 KOMP Heterozygous Mutants
... sections has a similar anatomical distribution and is observed less frequently than that found with whole-mounts. ...
... sections has a similar anatomical distribution and is observed less frequently than that found with whole-mounts. ...
RNA-Seq
RNA-seq (RNA sequencing), also called whole transcriptome shotgun sequencing (WTSS), is a technology that uses the capabilities of next-generation sequencing to reveal a snapshot of RNA presence and quantity from a genome at a given moment in time.