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What happens when there are changes in a gene?
The protein that the gene codes for changes or may even cease to be produced, depending on the change to the gene.
What are three main types of gene mutations what happens in each gene?
They are Substitution, Insertion, and Deletion.
What happens if a patient lacks the gene for transducin?
Stargardt's disease
Will methylation of DNA tend to turn a gene on or off?
off
What are some specific studies of gene silencing?
Gene silencing has several specific studies including Meiotic, Transcriptional, Post-transcriptional, and Cellular components of gene silencing. Gene silencing is basically when scientists turn off a gene, so to speak.
Why do ligers grow a lot?
Something happens in that unnatural combination of parents, which seems to turn the gene that regulates growth off.
What is the p35 cancer gene?
tumor suppresser gene that could turn into an oncogene
What happens when there are changes in a gene?
The protein that the gene codes for changes or may even cease to be produced, depending on the change to the gene.
What are three main types of gene mutations what happens in each gene?
They are Substitution, Insertion, and Deletion.
What happens to the expression of the lacl gene if lactose is not available in the cell?
there is no change--the lacl gene is constitutively expressed
What happens to a gene for a protein that is not used much in the cell?
Nothing "happens" to it. When a gene is not actively being copied or expressed it is folded up and stored till it is needed again.
What happens if a patient lacks the gene for transducin?
Stargardt's disease
Will methylation of DNA tend to turn a gene on or off?
off
What are some specific studies of gene silencing?
Gene silencing has several specific studies including Meiotic, Transcriptional, Post-transcriptional, and Cellular components of gene silencing. Gene silencing is basically when scientists turn off a gene, so to speak.
What happens when a steroid hormonoe binds to a receptor?
acts as a transcription factor and binds to DNA, activating a gene
What happens to any population when its small and isolated from gene flow?
Mutations
What happens to Gene and Quackenbush as they are fighting?
Falling into the water
