Concepts of Genetics (12th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134604718
Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino, Darrell Killian
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 8PDQ
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To determine: The importance of nucleosome spacing in changing the expression of a gene.
Introduction: Genes are the functional unit of inheritance. They carry genetic information from one generation to another. The changes in genome cause mutations in the genes. Mutational changes in the genes affect the
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- The structural portion of genes contains two distinct types of regions—exons and introns. Which consists of codons that are eventually translated into the amino acid sequence of a protein, and which consists of codons that are not expressed?arrow_forwardWhat are some reasons that cells regulate gene expression?arrow_forwardHow does histone acetyltransferase affect nucleosome structure and transcription?arrow_forward
- Which one of the following statements about nucleosomes is false? a) The DNA double helix wraps around the nucleosome. b) The sequence of amino acid in a histone tail is altered during chromatin remodeling. c) A nucleosome is composed of 8 histone proteins; two copies of each type of histone. d) A large percent of the nucleosome is positively charged.arrow_forwardWhat is a gene? Why are genes for rRNA and tRNA considered to be genes even though they do not produce polypeptides?arrow_forwardWhat kind of changes Transcription Requires in Chromatin Structure and Nucleosome Position?arrow_forward
- How does chromatin remodeling regulate gene transcription?arrow_forwardWhich of the following is not a possible outcome of changing the epigenetic code? a) exposure of regulatory region b) binding of transcription factors c) altered gene expression d) repositioning of nucleosomes by polymerasesarrow_forwardWhen Histone modifications occur ?arrow_forward
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