Sister chromatids Treat cells with agents that make them swell and fixes them onto slide. Denature chromosomal DNA Denatured- DNA Add single-stranded DNA probes that have blotin Incorporated Into them. Hybridized probe Add fluorescently labeled avidin that binds to blotin. Fluorescent Fluorescent - molecule bound to probe question and your understanding of the topic? From the question, you know that some people with PKU have a point mutation in the phenylalanine hydrox ylase gene, whereas others have experienced a deletion of the gene. From your understanding of the topic, you may remember that FISH is used to detect a gene's location within an intact set of chromosomes. PROBLEM-SOLVING S TRATEGY: Design an experiment. One strategy to solve this problem is to design an experiment using FISH. View with a fluorescence FIGURE 23.2 The technique of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The probe hybridizes to the denatured chromosomal DNA only at a specific mlcroscope. ONLINE ANIMATION complementary site in the genome. Note that the chromosomes are highly condensed metaphase chromosomes that have already replicated. These are sister chromatids. Therefore, each X- shaped chromosome actually contains two copies of a particular gene. Because the sister chromatids are identical, a probe that recognizes a site on one sister chromatid will also bind to the same site on the other. CONCEPT CHECK: Why does the probe bind to a specific site on a chromosome?
Gene Interactions
When the expression of a single trait is influenced by two or more different non-allelic genes, it is termed as genetic interaction. According to Mendel's law of inheritance, each gene functions in its own way and does not depend on the function of another gene, i.e., a single gene controls each of seven characteristics considered, but the complex contribution of many different genes determine many traits of an organism.
Gene Expression
Gene expression is a process by which the instructions present in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) are converted into useful molecules such as proteins, and functional messenger ribonucleic (mRNA) molecules in the case of non-protein-coding genes.
Why does the probe bind to a specific site on a chromosome?
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