Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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The Ames test was invented by Bruce Ames in the 1970s in order to check the mutagenicity of any substance, that is, how much it can mutate the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). The test uses a strain of Salmonella, which is incapable of synthesizing histidine on its own. The test basically looks at the ability of a substance to create a mutation, such that the strain starts producing its own histidine.
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Genetics: Analysis and Principles
Ch. 18.1 - 1. A mutation changes a codon that specifies...Ch. 18.1 - A down promoter mutation causes the promoter of a...Ch. 18.1 - 3. A mutation in one gene that reverses the...Ch. 18.1 - Which of the following is an example of a somatic...Ch. 18.2 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 18.3 - Which of the following is not an example of a...Ch. 18.3 - A point mutation could be caused by a....Ch. 18.3 - One way that TNRE may occur involves the formation...Ch. 18.4 - Nitrous acid replaces amino groups with keto...Ch. 18.4 - Prob. 2COMQ
Ch. 18.4 - Prob. 3COMQCh. 18.5 - The function of photolyase is to repair a....Ch. 18.5 - Which of the following DNA repair systems may...Ch. 18.5 - 3. In nucleotide excision repair in E. coli, the...Ch. 18.5 - Prob. 4COMQCh. 18.5 - An advantage of translesion-replicating...Ch. 18 - Is each of the following mutations a transition,...Ch. 18 - Prob. 2CONQCh. 18 - What does a suppressor mutation suppress? What is...Ch. 18 - Prob. 4CONQCh. 18 - X-rays strike a chromosome in a living cell and...Ch. 18 - Prob. 6CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 7CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 8CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 9CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 10CONQCh. 18 - 11. Is a random mutation more likely to be...Ch. 18 - 12. Which of the following mutations could be...Ch. 18 - Prob. 13CONQCh. 18 - Discuss the consequences of a germ-line versus a...Ch. 18 - Prob. 15CONQCh. 18 - Explain how a mutagen can interfere with DNA...Ch. 18 - What type of mutation (transition, transversion,...Ch. 18 - Explain what happens to the sequence of DNA during...Ch. 18 - Distinguish between spontaneous and induced...Ch. 18 - Prob. 20CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 21CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 22CONQCh. 18 - Trinucleotide repeat expansions (TNREs) are...Ch. 18 - 24. With regard to TNRE, what is meant by the term...Ch. 18 - 25. What is the difference between the mutation...Ch. 18 - Achondroplasia is a rare form of dwarfism. It is...Ch. 18 - Prob. 27CONQCh. 18 - In the treatment of cancer, the basis for many...Ch. 18 - Prob. 29CONQCh. 18 - 30. Which of the following examples is likely to...Ch. 18 - Prob. 31CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 32CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 33CONQCh. 18 - With regard to the repair of double-strand breaks,...Ch. 18 - Prob. 35CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 36CONQCh. 18 - 37. Three common ways to repair changes in DNA...Ch. 18 - Prob. 38CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 39CONQCh. 18 - Explain how the technique of replica plating...Ch. 18 - 2. Outline how you would use the technique of...Ch. 18 - 3. From an experimental point of view, is it...Ch. 18 - Prob. 4EQCh. 18 - Prob. 5EQCh. 18 - 6. Richard Boyce and Paul Howard-Flanders...Ch. 18 - In E. coli, a variety of mutator strains have been...Ch. 18 - 2. Discuss the times in a person’s life when it is...Ch. 18 - A large amount of research is aimed at studying...
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