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Sleep DNA Lab- by Michael Watson Objective/Statement of Purpose: In this lab we will find the TAS2R38 genotype of individuals and find its if you can match with the ability to taste the bitter compound phenylthiocarbamide. By isolating DNA from the cheek cells and using PCR- RFLP. Our lab partner will find their TAS2R38 genotype. Our goal is in this lab to find the relationship between specific alleles of the TAS2R38 gene and the tasting phenotype for bitter compounds like the ones found in broccoli. Introduction: In the human genome, most DNA sequences are pretty identical across all everyone. The variations in the remaining less than 1% is what gives us our uniqueness. One common type of sequence variation is the single nucleotide polymorphism and that is where one nucleotide change occurs at a specific position in the genome. The SNP we will be looking at is the TAS2R38 gene. This lab explores how genetic differences gives us the ability to taste bitter compounds like PTC. Genes have instructions for producing proteins, and alleles are different versions of a gene. Each allele varies in its DNA sequence. The TAS2R38 gene encodes for a bitter taste receptor protein, and shows common SNPs at positions 145, 785, and 886. These SNPs shows in two common alleles and that is the taster allele T and the non-taster allele (t). People carrying one dominant 'taster' allele will have bitter tastes with the paper. People with homozygous for the 'non-taster' allele won’t taste bitterness. Through the use of techniques like Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), the lab will also find the genetic behind sleep behavior preferences and taste perception. By looking at our DNA samples collected from cheek cells, we will genotype the Per3 locus and the TAS2R38 gene to find the relationship between specific genetic variants and phenotypic traits. We will also be given questionnaires that will give insights into our sleep chronotype.
Sleep DNA Lab- by Michael Watson In this lab we will find our TAS2R38 genotype by using PCR-RFLP a technique that amplifies a specific DNA segment and it will be digested with Fnu4HI enzyme. This will cleave the 'taster' allele. We will then use Gel electrophoresis to separate and see the DNA fragments which will help with finding the different TAS2R38 genotypes and their association with bitter taste. Methods : The lab for my part focuses on finding the relationship between genotypes at the circadian clock gene Per3 locus and sleep behavior preferences. We will collect DNA samples from cheek cells, because basically every cell in the body contains the entire genome. To find the Per3 genotypes, the PCR-RFLP method will be used. PCR amplifies a specific segment of the Per3 gene containing a VNTR (variable number tandem repeat). This segment spans the SNP at position 785 in the TAS2R38 gene. The products of PCR will be digested with a restriction enzyme Fnu4HI, specific to the region of variation for each allele.
Sleep DNA Lab- by Michael Watson 1. Analyze the results from your samples and explain their expected and observed band sizes. My results is in the final lane and I am a night owl and the observed band size is 250bp and I got a moderate evening person and based on this score I would consider myself a evening type person
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