Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (2nd Edition)

2nd Edition

ISBN: 9780321948908

Author: Mark F. Sanders, John L. Bowman

Publisher: PEARSON

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Define gene conversion and contrast it with gene mutation.

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Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (2nd Edition)

Ch. 12 - 11.1 Identify two general ways chemical mutagens...Ch. 12 - 11.2 Nitrous acid and (BU) alter DNA by different...Ch. 12 - 11.19 Using the adeninethymine base pair in this...Ch. 12 - The partial amino acid sequence of a wild-type...Ch. 12 - 5. Thymine is usually in its normal, common form....Ch. 12 - Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is mutagenic. What...Ch. 12 - Researchers interested in studying mutation and...Ch. 12 - The effect of base - pair substitution mutations...Ch. 12 - Prob. 9P Ch. 12 - 11.10 In numerous population studies of...

Ch. 12 - 11.11 Two different mutations are identified in a...Ch. 12 - 11.22 Many human genes are known to have homologs...Ch. 12 - 11.13 Answer the following questions concerning...Ch. 12 - Prob. 14P Ch. 12 - Prob. 15P Ch. 12 - Prob. 16P Ch. 12 - 11.15 A sample of the bacterium is exposed to...Ch. 12 - 11.16 A strain of is identified as having a null...Ch. 12 - Define gene conversion and contrast it with gene...Ch. 12 - Prob. 20P Ch. 12 - Prob. 21P Ch. 12 - Prob. 22P Ch. 12 - Prob. 23P Ch. 12 - Prob. 24P Ch. 12 - 25. If homologous recombination did not occur,...Ch. 12 - In this chapter, three features of genes or of DNA...Ch. 12 - Briefly compare the production of DNA double -...Ch. 12 - During mismatch repair, why is it necessary to...Ch. 12 - 11.27 Following the spill of a mixture of...Ch. 12 - A geneticist searching for mutations uses the...Ch. 12 - A wild - type culture of haploid yeast is exposed...Ch. 12 - A fragment of a wild - type polypeptide is...Ch. 12 - Prob. 33P Ch. 12 - 11.40 Common baker’s yeast () is normally grown at...Ch. 12 - 11.41 The two gels illustrated below contain...Ch. 12 - Alkaptonuria is a human autosomal recessive...Ch. 12 - 11.33 In an experiment employing the methods of...Ch. 12 - Using your knowledge of DNA repair pathways choose...Ch. 12 - 11.35 Ataxia telangiectasia is a human inherited...Ch. 12 - 40. Two haploid strains of fungus are fused to...

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Solution Summary: The author explains that gene conversion is the process of exchange of information between two sequences. It is mainly divided into two types – allelic and ectopic.

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