Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Introduction: Gene knock-out techniques are used for inactivating a particular gene by altering a region of DNA from that gene. These techniques are generally used for the study of loss of function of a gene during its development.

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6. _____ is a DNA sequence. 1.Coactivator   2.Corepressor   3.Enhancer   4. Inducer   5.Transactivator
Match the terms with the most suitable description. ___ operon                     a. makes a man out of you ___ Circadian rhythm     b. binding site for repressor ___ Barr body                 c. can be epigenetic ___ differentiation          d. inactivated X chromosome ___ mRNA zip code         e. controls multiple genes ___ DNA methylation       f. localization mechanism ___ eyeless                      g. speeds transcription ___ activator                     h. required for eye formation ___ SRY gene                    i. effect of regulatory loops ___ operator                      j. cells become specialized
Match the gene on the left with the gene category on the right.                                                             ERBB2                                                             E-cadherin                                                             BRCA1                                                             Cdk4 A. oncogene B. proto-oncogene C. low expression in invasive cells D. tumor suppressor gene
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