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Q: Nanos is a strict maternal-effect gene in Drosophila; that is not transcribed in the embryo.…

A: The phenotypes of embryos with mutations in nanos can vary greatly, so it is important to predict…

Q: Where are Drosophila melanogaster found?

A: Drosophila belongs to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are commonly called as small fruit…

Q: why Inversion loops form in inversionheterozygotes

A: Chromosome contains DNA which is a genetic material of an organism. The inversion is a condition in…

Q: Who discovered Drosophila melanogaster?

A: Drosophila belongs to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are commonly called as small fruit…

Q: Kinetochores at the centromeres are sites where ______fibers attach to the chromosomes.

A: A kinetochore is a disc-shaped protein structure associated with duplicated chromatids during cell…

Q: 5. please match each of the following

A: Genes are segments of DNA that contain the instructions for the development, function, and…

Q: With regard to development, what would the dire consequences beif polycomb group complexes did not…

A: Polycomb-group proteins basically refer to the proteins possessing the ability to remodel…

Q: Drosophila melanogaster has which four linkage groups?

A: The tendency of the genes to locate on the same chromosome, to stay together in the hereditary…

Q: Outline the three major mechanisms of cell fate determination in developmental genetics. please…

A: Mechanisms of cell fate determination. Autonomous specification, conditional specification, and…

Q: Describe two of the advantages of Drosophila as a model organism in genetics studies.

A: Drosophila a genus of two-winged flies also known as fruit flies because they gather around overripe…

Q: Does this statement is a  example of a phenocopy? Explain your reasoning. Q. Vestigial wings in…

A: Phenocopy is a process related to the genotype and phenotype of an organism for a trait. Genotype is…

Q: Are queen and worker bees genetically different from each other?

A: Genetically different refers to the difference in the composition of the genetic material of the…

Q: Why is drosophila aconvenient animal for thestudy of linked genes?

A: Genetics is the branch of biology, which deals with the study of genes, their pattern of…

Q: What is similar about the positions of the HOX genes on the chromosomes in the fruit fly and mouse;…

A: Homeotic genes are regulatory genes that play an important role in the regulation of development of…

Q: explain Position-effect variegation in Drosophila?

A: Mutation is defined as the permanent change or alterations happening in the sequence of the DNA of…

Q: In drosophila melonegaster, nuclei of somatic cells contain 8 chromosomes while nuclei of sperm…

A: Reproduction is the process of producing new individuals of the same species. It is broadly…

Q: A male Drosophila from a wild-type stock is discovered to haveonly seven chromosomes, whereas…

A: In male drosophila, one member of chromosome IV has translocated to the distal end of Chromosome II.…

Q: What are some examples of phenotypic differences of Drosophila? White eyes Ebony color Sepia eyes…

A: Drosophila melanogaster, commonly known as the fruit fly, is a small insect that is widely used as a…

Q: What will be the effect on sexual development in newly fertilized Drosophila embryos if the…

A: In Drosophila, sex determination is achieved by a balance of female determinants on the X chromosome…

Q: Linkage Mapping Using a Trihybrid Testcross in Fruit Flies Remember the black, purple, and vestigial…

A: Trihybris cross - It is the cross between the two individuals of a species for studying the…

Q: Why do some genes express themselves later in life? Why not earlier? How many chromosomes in a human…

A: Some genes are expressed later and not earlier:Gene expression is defined as the process by which…

Q: Which Position-effect variegation in Drosophila?

A: Drosophila are known as the fruit flies that are importantly used as a model organism in the genomic…

Q: How does sex determination in Drosophila differ from sex determination in humans?

A: Sex determination is a method for determining the sexual characteristics within an organism. These…