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If possible, please suggest the most promising avenues for future gene therapy research and what do you think the future holds for gene therapy.
How will toxicogenomics, which is the analysis of the effects of toxic chemicals on genes (for example, gene mutations or changes in gene expression), be influential in the next decade? Please provi
A diagram of the process of protein production beginning with transcription of DNA and ending with the production of a polypeptide (protein) from RNA translation at the ribosome.
Explain the process of DNA fingerprinting (DNA profiling) in detail. Give me a step by step explanation of how this works and what it is used for.
What is the relationship between genetics and behavioural eating habits? In which stages of the lifecycle is nutrition more important? How might current choices affect future health.
I am working on a genetics assignment and am completely stumped on this problem. I have looked at it for hours and cannot figure it out.
At one time, organisms were only the size of one cell; they divided and developed into the individuals like humans that are made of trillions of cells.
describe the differences between recessive, dominant, and co-dominant genetic trails.
Give your opinion as to why the progress of gene therapy has been disappointingly slow. Give several specific examples of actual failures in gene therapy trials.
Gregor Mendel never saw a gene, yet he concluded that "heritable factors" were responsible for the patterns of inheritance he observed in peas.
Explain why a woman carrying the gene for hemophilia can produce two hemophiliac sons when she mates with a normal male.
What is the difference between cell cycle and cell division.
Why would it be advantageous for an organism to be diploid? Why would it be advantageous for a diploid organism to produce haploid gametes in order to reproduce itself? Why would a geneticist be at
Is it best to wait and cross the male fly with another fly of its own kind or cross it immediately with a fly that does not have the characteristic.
As we move closer to the day when genetic screening and engineering become commonplace, many scientists are raising concerns about the social, ethical, and political implications of this genetic rev
In tomatoes, red fruit (R) is dominant to yellow fruit (r). A homozygous red-fruited plant is bred to a yellow-fruited plant.
Given what you know about genetically modified organisms (GMOs), identify some of the costs and benefits associated with GMO crops.
Could you please help me with an outline for 3 essay questions? I need a peer-reviewed article and points of interest for each of the following topics.
Discuss why humans not evolve with one central repository of DNA rather than having it replicated throughout the body.
Perhaps you and/or your significant other is a carrier of a harmful recessive trait, such as cystic fibrosis. What would you do when considering having children? Would you hope for the best and igno
DNA and RNA are similar yet distinct components of the cell. Describe three differences between RNA and DNA with respect to their chemical composition and structure. Provide a detailed description o
If a population consists of 122 individuals, how many alleles are present in the population.
A cell of E. coli contains about 10-14 g if DNA. A DNA strand (modelled as a cylinder) is 20 Å in diameter and has a mass of about 2 x 10^6 daltons for each µ m of length. What fraction
What is the difference between a cDNA and a genomic library.
In an organism, a cross was made between females expressing three X-linked recessive traits: (a) green eyes, (b) blue body, and (c) long hair (abc/abc), and wild-type (+ + +/Y) males.