Explain the step of mutational breeding?

Q: Explain why conditional alleles are important when we want to study lethal mutations.

A: A type of mutation in which the effects can result in the death or reduce significantly the expected…

Q: Define DNA polymorphisms

A: DNA is composed of four nucleotides: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T) (T).…

Q: Describe how DNA mutations can create new alleles at random.

A: DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid can be defined as the molecule which contains the genetic code of…

Q: What are the chances of occurrence of neomorphic mutation?

A: Neomorphic mutations are rare dominant gain-of-function mutations that produce a novel phenotype.

Q: Explain the controlled breeding experiment?

A: Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia. Breed is a…

Q: Explain pedigree analysis?

A: Genetics is the branch of biology, which deals with the study of genes, their pattern of…

Q: Explain the concept of genomic variation ?

A: Genomic variation is the change or slight difference in condition or amount level, with certain…

Q: Explain the use of a marker gene ?

A: Gene is a functional unit of heredity. Marker genes are those genes which are added along with a…

Q: Explain about Molecular Alterations to the Genome  ?

A: a genome is all genetic material of a creature. It comprises of DNA (or RNA in RNA virus). The…

Q: Why do gene mutations not result in chromosomal mutations?

A: Answer: Introduction: Mutation- These are the random heritable changes that occurs in the DNA…

Q: Explain The problem of pleiotropic or redundant genes?

A: Pleiotropy can be defined as the phenomenon of a single gene that is responsible for affecting…

Q: Is homologous recombination an example of mutation? Explain.

A: Mutations are the changes in the DNA or chromosome. From changes in one base to the small fragment…

Q: Explain about Individual Variations in the Human Genome ?

A: The human genome refers to the entire set of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) sequences of humans. This…

Q: Why is it that mutation, acting alone, has little effect on gene frequency?

A: BASIC INFORMATION MUTATION  it is sudden or discontinuous variation these changes occurs in the…

Q: Define the positional cloning (sometimes called reverse genetics). ?

A: Reverse genetics is a molecular genetics technique that allows researchers to deduce gene function…

Q: A rare class of dominant gain-of-function _______ arisesfrom neomorphic mutations that generate a…

A: Genes are the hereditary unit of the DNA that when expressed display a certain phenotype. A…

Q: What is meant by genetic variation in relation to polymorphism and mutation? Explain and give…

A: Answer- When there are changes in the sequence of DNA either by deletion or insertion of base pair…

Q: EXPLAIN THE TOOLS OF GENETICS?

A: Introduction Genetics is the branch of biological science which deals with the study of genetic…

Q: Why is mutation breeding necessary for breeding for disease resistance?

A: Breeding is defined as sexual reproduction occurring between two organisms of the opposite sex of…

Q: Explain about dominant negative mutation ?

A: Mutation is any change in the DNA or RNA sequence which may or may not alter the normal functioning…

Q: What are the possible causes of genetic variations? Give specific examples.

A: DNA is the genetic material in most living organisms. It is the information hub of the cell that…

Q: Briefly describe polymorphism?

A: Morphism is the development of a particular phenotype in an organism. Organisms have many sets of…

Q: What are the recent impacts of gene interaction? Explain it with examples.

A: Gene Interaction: In biology, the interaction in a particular property can be identified by genetic…

Q: A mutation in which most of the pi sequence of the gene is removed which type of allele?

A: Introduction :- Mutation is a change in a DNA sequence. Mutations can results from DNA copying…

Q: A representation of the distance between genes or genetic markers is called a?

A: Genome mapping is a technique which determines the location of various elements within a genome with…

Q: What is meant by the genetic conflict hypothesis?

A: Introduction  The study of genes, genetic diversity, and inheritance in living things is the focus…

Q: List the three basic categories of chromosome mutations and define each one.

A: Aneuploidy refers to a condition of an abnormal or unusual number of chromosomes. Normally each…

Q: Explain the Categories of Genetic Variants?

A: Genetics is the study of how traits are passed from one generation to another. This includes but is…

Q: Define the Mastering Genetics ?

A: Genetics is defined as the branch of biology concerned with the study of variation, and heredity in…

Q: Explain DNA polymorphism?

A: DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid is composed of two spirally coiled polynucleotide chains forming a…

Q: Explain Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)?

A: Research is going on how single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs in the human genome correlate with…

Q: Explain maternal-effect mutations?

A: Mutation means sudden changes occur in DNA sequences. The mutation occurs randomly. It also occurs…

Q: Explain the concept of inherited molecular disease ?

A: A condition that deteriorates the normal functioning of the cells, tissues, and organs is known as…

Q: Are changes that cause high FST found equally across the genome? What areas of the genome would be…

A: The fixation index is a measure of the population difference due to the genetic structure. It is the…

Q: Why mutation behaves as a recessive lethal allele ?

A: Mutation can be outlined as the change within our DNA sequence and it results from the copying…

Q: Explain dosage compensation?

A: It is a mechanism that helps in maintaining the number of X chromosomes by inactivating 1 X…

Q: Explain the concepts of DNA polymorphism?

A: DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid is the polymer of nucleotides present in the nucleus of a cell. It…

Q: Which type of mutation is responsible for new variations of a trait?

A: Any alteration in the sequence of DNA of a gene can cause changes in the resulting protein in such a…

Q: Are all genetic aberration detrimental to an organism or a population? Explain your answer.

A: The genetic aberration means something unexpected happens or abnormal (deviation from normal) in…

Q: What is the study that deals with the genes called?

A: Introduction: Every human has 23 pairs of chromosomes. Out of these, 22 pairs are autosomes and 1…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.