Your favorite gene is expressed only in liver cells. Describe what this gene's chromatin looks like in brain cells and liver cells.

Q: You add a chemical to a cell that prevents all of the chromatin from uncoiling so that the…

A: Transcription is the process of formation of messenger RNA using DNA as a template and DNA dependent…

Q: Gene A Gene B Gene C Low levels of gene A transcription generates some transcripts of the gene. No…

A: A gene is a fundamental unit of heredity and a sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that encodes…

Q: The diagram shown represents the coding strand of the myosin gene. Mutations in myosin can lead to…

A: mRNA  The short chain of RNA molecule that is made by the process of transcription. And translated…

Q: Some cells can regulate gene expression by using microRNAs (miRNAs), that bind to complementary…

A: MicroRNAs or miRNAs are the non-coding (single stranded) RNA molecules that play very important role…

Q: Could a gene be involved in the growth of both stem cells and some kinds of cancer? Explain your…

A: in stem cells we have an important class of genes called proto-oncogenes [PO] with are necessary for…

Q: A friend of yours who works at a biotechnology start up company has computationally designed three…

A: The application of scientific and technical principles to the processing of the material by…

Q: Describe the synthesis of the c-Jun protein starting with the synthesis of the protein’s mRNA…

A: C-Jun protein : It is a protein that in human's encoded by the Jun-Gene and it is the combination…

Q: How does the fact that mRNA is quickly degraded help a cell control gene expression?

A: A gene is an essential unit of heredity and an arrangement of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that encodes…

Q: After cutting yourself with a knife while chopping vegetables, your body begins extensive mitosis…

A: The given DNA sequence is as follows,  TAC GGG CAA ACC TCT AGC CCA ATG TCG ATC

Q: Use this diagram of a eukaryotic gene to answer the following questions. Pay close attention to the…

A: Introduction Gene expression is the process through which a gene's information is used to create a…

Q: You are a research scientist working in genetic engineering. You create a piece of DNA that you want…

A: Because of the remarkable efficiency with which DNA molecules are introduced into cells, E. coli is…

Q: A mutated form of protein p5x is found in patients with squamous cell carcinoma. In vitro studies…

A: A gene that produces a protein that is essential for regulating cell division and death and is…

Q: Use the description of the FGFR3 and your knowledge of protein synthesis to explain how this…

A: FGFR3 stands for fibroblast growth factor receptor 3. It is found in the cell's membrane and sense…

Q: cleotides                nucleus                      adenine                      cytosine…

A: The process in which DNA forms RNA is called transcription and the process in which RNA forms…

Q: p53 is a gene / protein often associated with cancer.  Why?  What does p53 do?  What kind of gene is…

A: p53 is a tumor suppressor gene it is called so because its activity stops the formation of…

Q: Drag the term or statement to the correct column. Transcription factor stimulates own production…

A: Epigenetics is the study of heritable phenotype changes.  It does not involve alterations in the DNA…

Q: Determine if the gene on the left is a proto-oncogene or tumor suppressor. APC p53 Ras [Choose]…

A: Proto oncogene These are genes that are involved in normal cell growth. Mutations in these genes may…

Q: An enzyme is needed for the Krebs Cycle.  It will be made following the directions contained in a…

A: In eukaryotes, the genetic information needed for all cellular processes is encoded by genes, which…

Q: Cells tend to have a relatively small and uniform size. Why aren’t cells larger? Discuss your…

A: Cell is the basic structural, functional and biological unit of all organisms.Cell is the smallest…

Q: During gene expression DNA is converted into ______ [Answer choices:"RNA", "lipids",…

A: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) are two of the most fundamental molecules in…

Q: describe how a protein is processed that is going to end up as a lysosomal enzyme. Start with the…

A: Proteins- Proteins are building blocks of every life. We have proteins in every cell. It is made up…

Q: Since all cells contain the same number of chromosomes and the overall same/similar genome how would…

A: In multicellular organisms, cells with the same genetic material can exhibit diverse functions and…

Q: State whether deleting one nucleotide will make more protein, less protein, a different protein, or…

A: The genes have specific sequence and contain specific structural components. The structural…

Q: gene expr yotic cell. Which of the following is true for transcription in this cell? Select all that…

A: Gene expression is the process by which information present in the genes are decoded to produce…

Q: An experiment is carried out as depicted in Figure 1. Two drugs, staurosporine and camptothecin, are…

A: When the normal cells divide uncontrollable or abnormally due to some mutations, then it may lead to…

Q: Identify the eukaryotic level of gene regulation. Choose the correct answer below. a. Pre-…

A: Answer: Introduction: Eukaryotic cellular process is regulated in the transcription process and RNA…

Q: Which of the following is NOT a reason cells regulate gene expression at a level other than the…

A: Introduction :  A functional gene product is created through the process of gene expression…

Q: In gene expression, a gene is _________ (translated, transcribed) into mRNA, which is then _________…

A: Expression of gene is the cycle by which the directions in our Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid (DNA) are…

Q: Imagine that you and your colleagues are working in a lab to develop a protein synthesis system for…

A: The mRNA in prokaryotes is polycistronic, while the mRNA in eukaryotes is monocistronic.…

Q: diagram shows a pre essing. present that splicing bind here. What components of this transcript will…

A: Introduction Messenger RNA (mRNA) is a cellular component that transports instructions from DNA in…

Q: You are a research scientist working in genetic engineering. You create a piece of DNA that you want…

A: Gene expression  It is defined as the process through which the nucleotide sequence of the gene is…

Q: You are studying Protein X which plays a role in promoting the G1/S phase transition in eukaryotic…

A: The G1 phase of the cell cycle is that phase that occurs after the cell division and just before the…

Q: The man's genetic defect appears to be due to the mutation of the promoter region of a protein X.…

A: Sanger method is also known as enzymatic chsin termination method and was developed by Frederick…

Q: Imagine a protein that normally functions in the nucleus. If you added an ER signal sequence to the…

A: The translation of proteins occurs by membrane free ribosomes or by membrane bound ribosomes. The…

Q: A disease is caused by having no functional protein produced from the kip gene. An individual has…

A: Mutations are alterations in the DNA sequence of an organism. Small changes, such as adding or…

Q: Telomerase is a very important enzyme for the control of both cancer and aging.  In 5 sentences,…

A: The ends of the  linear chromosome is known as telomere,it is rich in the   tandem repeats of…

Q: Transcription factors are a specific type of nuclear proteins. How do transcription factors get…

A: Transcription factors are proteins that bind to the specific DNA sequences in or around the…

Q: . Based on this information, which of the following statements would be supported by these results?…

A: BRCA1  It is a human tumor suppressor gene and suppress the growth of tumor cells.

Q: You are lovely little gene which makes the actin protein (the cytoplasmic cytoskeleton protein). You…

A: Introduction: Gene is a unit of heredity. It contains the genetic information. It is made up of DNA.…

Q: A greater number of protocadherin genes ____.

A: Protocadherins are a family of cell adhesion molecules, and they play a crucial role in neuronal…

Q: karyotic regulation of gene expression occurs at the level of _____ transcription splicing and…

A: Given: Need to explain the Eukaryotic regulation of gene expressions