CENTENNIAL HONORS COLLEGE Western Illinois University Undergraduate Research Day 2016
... western Illinois (in areas within and surrounding Macomb, IL). Ticks carry and can transmit many important infectious agents, including viruses, bacteria and parasites. Some of these agents can be deadly in humans and animals if left untreated. The first goal of our rese ...
... western Illinois (in areas within and surrounding Macomb, IL). Ticks carry and can transmit many important infectious agents, including viruses, bacteria and parasites. Some of these agents can be deadly in humans and animals if left untreated. The first goal of our rese ...
Evolution of Gene Order and Chromosome Number in
... context using an approximate tree of 18S ribosomal RNA sequences (Figure 3). The extent of linkage conservation falls off with increasing evolutionary distance from S. cerevisiae. At the extremes, gene order is completely conserved in the three other species of Saccharomyces sensu stricto (S. parado ...
... context using an approximate tree of 18S ribosomal RNA sequences (Figure 3). The extent of linkage conservation falls off with increasing evolutionary distance from S. cerevisiae. At the extremes, gene order is completely conserved in the three other species of Saccharomyces sensu stricto (S. parado ...
Specific inhibition of DNA polymerase (3 by its 14 kDa domain: role
... the coding sequence of the N-terminal 14 kDa domain (residues 1-140) of rat pVpolymerase was constructed and overexpressed in E.coli. Schematic representation of P-polymerase and its different domains is depicted in Figure 1. In an attempt to establish a new approach for assessing the role of P-poly ...
... the coding sequence of the N-terminal 14 kDa domain (residues 1-140) of rat pVpolymerase was constructed and overexpressed in E.coli. Schematic representation of P-polymerase and its different domains is depicted in Figure 1. In an attempt to establish a new approach for assessing the role of P-poly ...
RecA-mediated strand exchange traverses
... stochastic mutations wherein base substitutions are the most frequent non-detrimental mutations in protein-coding genes. Thus, for example, individual base substitutions due to the degeneracy of the genetic code can even maintain the same amino acids in coded proteins. In general, base substitutions ...
... stochastic mutations wherein base substitutions are the most frequent non-detrimental mutations in protein-coding genes. Thus, for example, individual base substitutions due to the degeneracy of the genetic code can even maintain the same amino acids in coded proteins. In general, base substitutions ...
Restriction Digestion of Lambda DNA
... Classification: Restriction enzymes, or restriction endonucleases, are proteins that recognize and cleave specific sequences of double stranded DNA (Mani et al., 2005a). Most, but not all of the 3000 discovered restriction enzymes found so far, come from bacteria, where they serve as a protection sy ...
... Classification: Restriction enzymes, or restriction endonucleases, are proteins that recognize and cleave specific sequences of double stranded DNA (Mani et al., 2005a). Most, but not all of the 3000 discovered restriction enzymes found so far, come from bacteria, where they serve as a protection sy ...
The DNA sequence of human chromosome 21
... from pure gene predictions, and also anonymous complementary DNA sequences from those exhibiting similarities to known proteins or modular domains. The criteria governing the gene classi®cation were based on the results of the integrated results of computational analysis using exon prediction progra ...
... from pure gene predictions, and also anonymous complementary DNA sequences from those exhibiting similarities to known proteins or modular domains. The criteria governing the gene classi®cation were based on the results of the integrated results of computational analysis using exon prediction progra ...
What Darwin didn`t know: Mendel and basic genetics Extending
... 3. Not all factors are the same and different combinations lead to different traits. 4. The two factors do not blend. 5. The presence of a factor does not guarantee it will be expressed, it can be latent. ...
... 3. Not all factors are the same and different combinations lead to different traits. 4. The two factors do not blend. 5. The presence of a factor does not guarantee it will be expressed, it can be latent. ...
BLAST Exercise: Detecting and Interpreting Genetic Homology
... that the sequences have a common function (e.g., that they encode the same protein). There are, of course, limitations to this line of reasoning. For example, two unrelated sequences might appear similar purely by chance. Alternatively, a pair of sequences may be conserved homologs, but they may hav ...
... that the sequences have a common function (e.g., that they encode the same protein). There are, of course, limitations to this line of reasoning. For example, two unrelated sequences might appear similar purely by chance. Alternatively, a pair of sequences may be conserved homologs, but they may hav ...
BSC1005 /Belk_Chapter 7
... 7.3 Extensions of Mendelian Genetics Blood typing can be used to exclude potential parents. ABO blood group as three alleles of one gene: IA and IB are codominant to each other; i is recessive to both other alleles. An individual will have two of these alleles. Possible genotypes and phen ...
... 7.3 Extensions of Mendelian Genetics Blood typing can be used to exclude potential parents. ABO blood group as three alleles of one gene: IA and IB are codominant to each other; i is recessive to both other alleles. An individual will have two of these alleles. Possible genotypes and phen ...
Amphioxus
... evolutionary trends, i.e. differentiation and specialization, of gene/protein systems. In this work, MTs (metallothioneins), the most important metal binding proteins, are characterized for the first time in the cephalochordate subphylum at both gene and protein level, together with the main feature ...
... evolutionary trends, i.e. differentiation and specialization, of gene/protein systems. In this work, MTs (metallothioneins), the most important metal binding proteins, are characterized for the first time in the cephalochordate subphylum at both gene and protein level, together with the main feature ...
S4O3 Pretest 2015-2016
... 64. Imagine that you are a geneticist working with a couple who are expecting a child. The mother is 41 and the father’s brother has cystic fibrosis. Please describe the risks and benefits of performing amniocentesis and give them information that will help them make a decision as to whether or not ...
... 64. Imagine that you are a geneticist working with a couple who are expecting a child. The mother is 41 and the father’s brother has cystic fibrosis. Please describe the risks and benefits of performing amniocentesis and give them information that will help them make a decision as to whether or not ...
Document
... • based on knowledge of DNA, its replication, repair and use of enzymes to carry out in vitro splicing DNA fragments ...
... • based on knowledge of DNA, its replication, repair and use of enzymes to carry out in vitro splicing DNA fragments ...
What is Biotechnology
... • based on knowledge of DNA, its replication, repair and use of enzymes to carry out in vitro splicing DNA fragments ...
... • based on knowledge of DNA, its replication, repair and use of enzymes to carry out in vitro splicing DNA fragments ...
Resolvase OsGEN1 Mediates DNA Repair by
... Aström, 2012). In C. elegans, GEN-1 facilitates the repair of DNA DSBs only when other structure-specific nucleases are absent, and is not essential for homologous recombination during meiosis (Saito et al., 2012, 2013). Mutational analysis reveals that GEN-1’s function in DNA damage signaling is sep ...
... Aström, 2012). In C. elegans, GEN-1 facilitates the repair of DNA DSBs only when other structure-specific nucleases are absent, and is not essential for homologous recombination during meiosis (Saito et al., 2012, 2013). Mutational analysis reveals that GEN-1’s function in DNA damage signaling is sep ...
Solid Tumour Section Soft Tissue Tumors: Liposarcoma: Myxoid liposarcoma
... Oncogenic properties Transcriptional control of the fusion gene is dominated by the FUS housekeeping type of regulatory region, leading to stable expression of the fusion protein in tumor cells. The transforming properties of the FUS-DDIT3 fusion protein have been demonstrated in NIH 3T3 cells and f ...
... Oncogenic properties Transcriptional control of the fusion gene is dominated by the FUS housekeeping type of regulatory region, leading to stable expression of the fusion protein in tumor cells. The transforming properties of the FUS-DDIT3 fusion protein have been demonstrated in NIH 3T3 cells and f ...
Introduction and Preliminaries - Department of Computer and
... algorithms that may perform well in practice Approximation algorithms: Design a polynomialtime algorithm that is guaranteed to find near-optimal solutions (with a good approximation ratio) Heuristics: Fast algorithms that produce satisfactory solutions most of the time but without guarantee ...
... algorithms that may perform well in practice Approximation algorithms: Design a polynomialtime algorithm that is guaranteed to find near-optimal solutions (with a good approximation ratio) Heuristics: Fast algorithms that produce satisfactory solutions most of the time but without guarantee ...
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... breeding fly would you want to mate to in order to carry out a three-factor cross with b, pr, and vg? (b) For the cross described in (a) what type of strain would be the best to mate to in order to score the gamete genotypes passed to the next generation? (c) What would be the rarest phenotypic clas ...
... breeding fly would you want to mate to in order to carry out a three-factor cross with b, pr, and vg? (b) For the cross described in (a) what type of strain would be the best to mate to in order to score the gamete genotypes passed to the next generation? (c) What would be the rarest phenotypic clas ...
Where is the root of the universal tree of life?
... One could argue that the incorrect position of microsporidia in the elongation factors and rRNA trees is the exception that confirms the rule. However, recent data suggest that it is more likely the tip of an iceberg. For example, different groups of protists with long branches turned out to be loca ...
... One could argue that the incorrect position of microsporidia in the elongation factors and rRNA trees is the exception that confirms the rule. However, recent data suggest that it is more likely the tip of an iceberg. For example, different groups of protists with long branches turned out to be loca ...
Interaction of a GATA factor with cis-acting elements involved in light
... We have previously identified a cis-acting element, named the XXIII box, that is essential for light-regulated expression of the nuclear gene GAPB, which encodes the B subunit of chloroplast glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Arabidopsis thaliana. Examination of the sequences indicated tha ...
... We have previously identified a cis-acting element, named the XXIII box, that is essential for light-regulated expression of the nuclear gene GAPB, which encodes the B subunit of chloroplast glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Arabidopsis thaliana. Examination of the sequences indicated tha ...
cis667-10
... • These have important (usually fatal) consequences for the organism and its evolution • Alignments do not capture genome rearrangments Two species may have nearly the same gene sequences, but in a different order (why would the two species then be different?) ...
... • These have important (usually fatal) consequences for the organism and its evolution • Alignments do not capture genome rearrangments Two species may have nearly the same gene sequences, but in a different order (why would the two species then be different?) ...
Interacting Gene Clusters and the Evolution of the Vertebrate
... In another possible scenario, where a gene in an existing gene cluster duplicates tandemly, the gene cluster would be amplified (fig. 2C). The amplified gene clusters are likely to have biological meaning because they were derived from existing gene clusters. Therefore, we treated the amplified gene ...
... In another possible scenario, where a gene in an existing gene cluster duplicates tandemly, the gene cluster would be amplified (fig. 2C). The amplified gene clusters are likely to have biological meaning because they were derived from existing gene clusters. Therefore, we treated the amplified gene ...
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... • Abnormalities in the eyes were observed in the XPA-/knockouts, but not in the normal or heterozygous mice. ...
... • Abnormalities in the eyes were observed in the XPA-/knockouts, but not in the normal or heterozygous mice. ...
Woods Hole – Zebrafish Genetics and Development Bioinformatics
... pattern consistent with the in situ data: expression in some tissues is absent, and many tissues express GFP where the gene is not normally expressed. How might you explain these results? You decide to make a new reporter line by BAC recombination: you will obtain a large (~200kb) chunk of genomic D ...
... pattern consistent with the in situ data: expression in some tissues is absent, and many tissues express GFP where the gene is not normally expressed. How might you explain these results? You decide to make a new reporter line by BAC recombination: you will obtain a large (~200kb) chunk of genomic D ...
Introduction - people.bath.ac.uk
... al., 2006). These indicate an evolutionarily conserved function for PtdIns(3,5)P2 in the endo-lyosomal pathway. Compartmental enlargements of lysosomes in lower eukaryotes however occur later in the endosomal pathway than those of Drosophila and mammals where defects occur at the level of early endo ...
... al., 2006). These indicate an evolutionarily conserved function for PtdIns(3,5)P2 in the endo-lyosomal pathway. Compartmental enlargements of lysosomes in lower eukaryotes however occur later in the endosomal pathway than those of Drosophila and mammals where defects occur at the level of early endo ...
DNA - CS.Duke
... As part of this assignment you must develop an alternate implementation of DNA. Instead of using a simple StringBuilder to represent the DNA/enzymes, you’ll use a linked-‐list implementation that m ...
... As part of this assignment you must develop an alternate implementation of DNA. Instead of using a simple StringBuilder to represent the DNA/enzymes, you’ll use a linked-‐list implementation that m ...