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Is it possible to create mutant gene what can make life much longer?
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In theory yes, in practice we don't know how to even start.
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Which of the following statements about a gene that shows maternal effect inheritance is true?
Offspring will show a mutant phenotype if the mother has a mutant genotype.
What does it mean to be heterozygous for a gene?
homozygous mutant means both alleles of a gene are mutated.
Is it possible to have a knockout mutant plant that shows no visible phenotype that is different from the wild type plant?
Yes it is possible, not every gene present in an organism is expressed in the phenotype. example some genes code for a plant to be able to reproduce, a plant which has that gene knocked out does not necessarily mean that it would look any different from its wild type. The plant just wont be able to reproduce. H. Williams 2014.
How did Alfred sturtevant use gene linkage to create gene maps?
By plotting where on a chromosome each gene is located.
What is null allele?
A null allele is a mutant copy of gene that completely lacks that gene's normal function. This can be the result of the complete absence of the gene product (protein, RNA) at the molecular level, or the expression of a non-functional gene product. At the Phenotypic level, a null allele is indistinguishable from a deletion of the entire locus.
How do you use mutant in a sentence?
Scientists were studying a mutant gene.
What could cause a mutant fly embryo to develop two tail ends but no head?
This is called bicoid mutant phenotype, and is caused by a maternal effect gene which is a gene that, when mutant in the mother, results in a mutant phenotype of the offspring regardless of the offspring's genotype.
A mutant of a regulatory gene that causes cancer?
oncogene
Is there a definition of a mutant in any of the X-Men comic book series?
Yes.When a human is born with the mutant gene you are a mutant. But if you get the abilities later in life(ex.Spiderman) you are mutated.
How storm became mutant?
In the Marvel Universe, mutants like Storm are born with a special gene, referred to as the X-Gene. Usually when a mutant reaches puberty their powers and physical mutants appear.
Which of the following statements about a gene that shows maternal effect inheritance is true?
Offspring will show a mutant phenotype if the mother has a mutant genotype.
What does it mean to be heterozygous for a gene?
homozygous mutant means both alleles of a gene are mutated.
Are mutant genes helpful or harmful?
they can be both if the mutant gene causes the organism to have a new property which improves its life it is helpful and evolution occurs since due to natural selection offspring having the mutant quality will be produced. on the other hand if a mutant gene causes a deformity, or a weakness it is harmful. for example cancer cells, which eventually form a tumour are the result of mutation
How is genetic therapy used to treat genetic disorders?
Gene therapy is a method that aims to cure inherited diseases by providing the patient with correct copy of the defective gene. There are four potential approaches to gene therapy:1)Addition of normal gene to replace the function of defective gene. This is gene replacement orgene augmentation therapy.2)Replacing the defective gene with the correct gene. This isCorrective gene therapy.3)Establishment of alternative pathways that bypass mutant genes function4)Change in regulation of normal or mutant genesThe first two are the basic approaches in gene therapy
If you wished to rapidly multiply a particular apple tree what method would you use?
mutant gene splicing
A certain mutant bacterial cell cannot produce substance X?
gene that codes for a specific protein
What is in vitro mutagenesis and what does it help the scientist understand?
In vitro mutagenesis is a technique to discover the function of a gene by introducing specific changes into the sequence of a cloned gene, reinserting the mutated gene into a cell, and studying the phenotype of the mutant.
