What is a gene? Provide at least two different definitions and explain.

Q: What defines a genome?

A: A branch of molecular biology dealing with the evolution, structure, function, as well as mapping of…

Q: What is the genetic premises

A: A scientific premise can be defined as the knowledge that is gained based on the hypothesis and…

Q: what are gene families?

A: A gene is a basic functional and physical unit of heredity. Genes are made up of deoxyribonucleic…

Q: How do you map a gene?

A: Genes are the basic structural and functional unit of heredity. They carry coded genetic information…

Q: What is a closed genome?

A: A pan-genome is also called as supragenome, which is the entire set of genes for all strains of…

Q: Explain about Transcriptomics ?

A: A transcriptome is a set of transcripts of all RNA including non-coding and coding in the individual…

Q: Why do transposons jump?

A: A transposon is defined as a sequence of DNA (gene) that is able to insert itself or make a copy of…

Q: What is a genomic library?

A: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule composed of two polynucleotide chains. It coils around…

Q: What is the   significance of transposons?

A: Transposons are also known as jumping genes and are mobile genetic elements. They can reshuffle the…

Q: Why Gene-prediction programs are used ?

A: In a DNA sequence, where those codons might fall even where a functional protein might be present or…

Q: What is meant by the idea that genes are “immor

A: A gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity.Genes are made of DNA.Some genes act as…

Q: Why transposons are called jumping genes?

A: A sequence of DNA sequence that has the ability to move or insert itself at a new location in the…

Q: What is the chemical composition of the genetic material?

A: To define: To explain the chemical composition of the genetic material and the code structure

Q: What is a driver mutation?

A: Mutations are defined as the change in the sequence of DNA of an organism due to any environmental…

Q: What is meant by Gene?

A: DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid is a polymer of deoxyribonucleotides connected together via…

Q: How many protein-encoding genes are in the human genome?

A: Genome refers to the genetic material of an organism, which consists of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).…

Q: what are Donor and recipient genomes?

A: The plasmid is defined as a small, circular, extra-chromosomal, double-stranded DNA molecule present…

Q: List five reasons why genetic maps are useful?

A: Genetics is a branch of biology that deals with genes, heredity, and variation. Heredity purely…

Q: What does Gene mean

A: The nucleus of a cell contains DNA molecule in the form of thread like structures called…

Q: Define the term genome?

A: Genome is a term frequently used in genetics and molecular biology.  Gene is a functional unit of…

Q: What is Structure and expression of a typicaleukaryotic gene?

A: Gene expression is a complex process that is mediated by several processes. There are around 20,000…

Q: what is structural gene and what is non-structural gene? what is the differences between them?

A: Introduction Genetics is the branch of science that deals with genetic material like genome, genes,…

Q: What is an example of a gene?

A: A gene is a short sequence of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that carries all the necessary information…

Q: What does the sequece of amino acids in gene determine ?

A: Amino acids are considered the basic unit of proteins. This is because each amino acid is joined…

Q: What does it mean for a mutation to be allelic?

A: Mutation is the alteration in the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism. It takes place…

Q: What is a copy number variant in genetics?

A: Genes are the structural and functional units of heredity. They carry coded genetic information in…

Q: How genes store genetic information ?

A: Introduction: Genetic information must be passed on from one generation to another, be it a…

Q: Explain the following term: Gene:

A: Genes are found on chromosomes, which are small spaghetti-like structures.

Q: What are gene chips ?

A: Gene chips, also known as DNA microarrays, are powerful tools used to measure gene expression. By…

Q: At the molecular level, what is a gene? Where are genes located?

A: Gene at the molecular level can be explained by the nucleotide sequence present in the nucleic…

Q: hat are genes? Define.

A: Danish botanist Wilhelm Johannsen developed the term "gene" to denote Mendelian units of…

Q: What are paralogs ?

A: When homologs' :  functions are identical (or, more specifically, when they share a specific…

Q: what is reverse mutation?

A: The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the hereditary unit of an organism composed of the nucleotides…

Q: What is point mutation? Give one example.

A: Mutations are the alterations or the changes that occur in the DNA. Mutagens are the agents that are…

Q: What is a genomic region?

A: Genomic refers to relating to genome or genetic material. The genetic material of a cell is the DNA…

Q: What is a segmented genome?

A: The complete genetic information of an individual is called a genome.

Q: Is an ORF a gene?

A: Genes carry coded genetic information in the form of specific nucleotide sequences. This specific…

Q: What is the physical structure of a gene?

A: Introduction Genome is referred to the total amount of DNA a single haploid cell contains. Genome is…

Q: What is a transcript in biology?

A: RNA (ribonucleic acid) is a polymer of nucleotides and is composed of a pentose sugar, a nitrogen…

Q: What are the origins and functions of gene clusters?

A: A gene cluster is a group of two or more genes found within an organism's DNA that encode similar…

Q: What is an example of a gene family?

A: A gene can be defined as a functional portion of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) that encodes the…

Q: What are geneticmutations?

A: A gene is a sequence of nucleotides in genome that codes for a functioning molecule. There is…

Q: What mechanism generates a gene family?

A: Gene family is a set of many similar gene. An example of gene family in humans is the genes for…

Q: What is complementary gene action?

A: Complementary genes are genes that both contribute to a single characteristic, and both genes mask…

Q: What is the central dogma of biology? Describe the molecular processes that accomplish the flow of…

A: Central Dogma of Biology:                   The flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA which is…

Q: How can a single gene encode multiple versions of a protein?

A: Genetic material is nothing but the sequence of nucleic acids which is called as DNA. It contains…