What is the purpose of syncytin, the protein product of sequences originally added to the human genome from a retrovirus, as it relates to early fetal development in human reproduction?

Q: What is structural variation of genomes? Describe the mechanisms that create structural variants,…

A: Structural variations are referred to variation or difference in the structure of chromosome of…

Q: scribe the process of cloning a DNA fragment into the EcoR1and AluI sites of the vector pUC18

A: pUC multiple cloning site (MCS) contains lacZ gene which encodes for beta galactosidase (b-gal)…

Q: A human gene, which we will call gene X, is located on chromosome11 and is found as a normal allele…

A: A. Positional cloning is a strategy used to clone a gene based on its mapped position along a…

Q: What can serve as footprints to identify genome sites that are or have been occupied by transposable…

A: A genome is a collection of an organism's genetic information.

Q: Briefly describe two approaches that are used to edit the germline in embryos using CRISPR-Cas9.…

A: The mechanism of CRISPR/Cas-9 genome editing can be generally divided into three steps: recognition,…

Q: How does ribosomal frameshifting allow for two different proteins to be translated from the same…

A: Ribosomal frameshifting is the process in the translation step where multiple copies of proteins are…

Q: High-throughput sequencing reveals 30 new mutations have occurred in the coding regions of genes in…

A: Answer:- Option E is correct

Q: Now that you understand how the CRISPR-Cas9 system works, think back to the experiments discussed in…

A: CRISPR-Cas9 is a genome editing tool. It helps researchers to edit or change the gene from the…

Q: When doing a lab that involves Extraction of Genomic DNA from adult Drosophila melanogaster. - What…

A: Due to their small size and minimal requirements, many Drosophila can be raised and tested within a…

Q: Why does transposition always produce direct repeats in the chromosomalDNA?

A: Transposable elements are something ubiquitious present in prokaryotes and eukaryotes and they are…

Q: Different mutations in the WDR62 gene that inactivate gene function were found in the genomes of…

A: Microcephaly is a neurological disorder that occurs during birth and persists throughout life.…

Q: Can numerous paralogs in a genome lead to genome expansion? and how?

A: According to the question, we have to explain that numerous paralogs in a genome can lead to genome…

Q: Genes in a bacteriophage that are expressed after expression of genes that initiate the lytic cycle…

A: The lysogenic and lytic life cycles are the 2 varieties of life cycles that phages will undergo.…

Q: What are some reasons why, in multicellular eukaryotes, genome size is not necessarily related to…

A: Plants, animals, and microbes constitute the living world. The organisms, based on the cell type,…

Q: Not long ago investigators were surprised to learn that more than 95% of a mammalian genome is…

A: Introduction  There are around 25000 genes present in the human genome which have around 3 billion…

Q: What is using somatic nuclei of transgenic adults to generate other animals with identical genomes?

A: Genomics refers to structure, function, evolution, mapping, and editing of genomes. Somatic cells…

Q: How long is the CFTR gene and what are the first 20 nucleotides of this gene

A: CFTR Gene- CFTR is a Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. It is a membrane protein…

Q: After sequencing a new genome for the first time, functional protein-coding genes are initially…

A: Gene is defined as the basic unit of functional and physical part of heredity. Genes helps to make…

Q: The genome of what free living organism was first fully sequenced, and when?

A: Introduction:-  The order of DNA nucleotides, or bases, in a genome—the order of As, Cs, Gs, and Ts…

Q: Based on your knowledge of the COVID-19 genome (from question 6), what step(s) in the flow of…

A: Viruses are a nucleoprotein entity which is able to utilize the synthetic machinery of a living cell…

Q: Next-generation sequencing reveals that six new mutations have occurred in the coding regions of…

A: Mutations are sudden heritable changes in the genetic make up of an organism because of several…

Q: ) Consider a reference genome with genes as follows: AGAGAGAG|AACAACAACAAC|GGGAAAGGGAAA gene 1 |…

A: In DNA sequencing, a read is considered as an inferred sequence of base pairs or base pair…

Q: What are paralogous and orthologous genes? What are some of the explanations for the finding that…

A: Thus, a gene is a fundamental unit of inheritance, carrying coded information associated with a…

Q: What is the utility of understanding the genetic basis of susceptibility to COVID-19 for medicine…

A: To date, 3p21. 31 is the only genetic region significantly associated with severe COVID-19. Having…

Q: what method would allow you to specifically label the DNA fragments from the HOAP gene only?

A: HOAP GENE: HOAP gene or the HP1/ ORC associated gene is responsible for the efficient capping of…

Q: What is the difference between a paralog and an ortholog?

A: Phylogeny: It is the study of relationships among different organisms and their evolutionary…

Q: Explain the information gained about the function of WDR62 from the DNA sequence of the normal human…

A: A neurological condition known as microcephaly is brought on by a mutation, or altered DNA sequence.…

Q: the role (presence and absence) of a selectable marker (selection) in cloning a recombinant DNA…

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Q: Which Class I element has likely experienced the greatest accumulation of mutations compared to its…

A: Transposable elements are the Jumping genes which are the mobile genetic material within the genome.…

Q: yeast cells, telomerase remains active and maintains telomeres of about 300 base pairs. Propose what…

A: The end areas of chromosomes are called telomeres , are repetitive sequence that protect gene from…

Q: Which enzyme is required for the movement in DNA-only transposons? Group of answer choices Reverse…

A: In early 1970s, a number of researchers including Peter Starlinger and James Shapiro, independently…

Q: For each of the following scenarios, indicate Yes (it is cloning) or NO (it is NOT cloning)…

A: Cloning means an organism is generated genetically identical from an existing organism through…

Q: In contrast with the genomic manipulations of animals and plants described in this chapter, human…

A: Genetics is a branch of science that deals in the study of genes, heredity, and genetic variation of…

Q: What is the difference between the cloned animal and nuclear donor in terms of gene imprinting?

A: Reproductive cloning is characterized as the creation of genetically indistinguishable people. Each…

Q: What mechanisms are involved in polynucleotide folding which produces a stable molecule that can fit…

A: A gene is a sequence of DNAs that codes for RNAs with the help of regulatory elements. The RNA is…

Q: What are the amino acids encoded by gene Z?

A: Given information The promoter is from the 20-55th position in the sequence. The ribosome binding…

Q: Is it surprising that the mRNA must be stabilized with chemicals that need ultra-cold or frozen…

A: There are many coronaviruses in air. Most of them cause upper respiratory tract infection like…

Q: The human genome does not encode substantially more protein domains than do invertebrate genomes,…

A: The genome of an organism is defined as the whole heredity information encoded in the genetic…

Q: Which of the following is not true about scaffolds in a genome assembly? Group of answer choices…

A: A scaffold is a section of the genome sequence reconstructed from whole-genome shotgun clones that…

Q: What are homologous sequences? What is the difference between orthologs and paralogs?

A: Sequences - Sequences are defined as the linear arrangement and order of the nitrogenous bases in…

Q: What was the reason of Bacteriophage T2 experiment by Chase and Hershey? Did both radioactive…

A: Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase published the findings of their experiments using bacteriophage T2…

Q: Three human genomic DNA fragments (A, B, and C) are sequenced and revealed the following: fragment A…

A: DNA or Deoxyribonucleic acid is the genetic material that is found in most higher organisms. It is a…

Q: One of the reasons why phage therapy has not been applied widely is that bacteria can become…

A: Phage therapy is on the experimental stage still. In this therapy, bacteriophages are used to kill…

Q: What are site-recombinases? Describe in detail how cre- recombinase can be used to decipher the…

A: Genetic recombination is the transfer of genetic material between organisms, resulting in offspring…

Q: Some retrotransposons and retroviruses integrate preferentially into regions of the chromosome that…

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Q: What is a nucleosome-free region? Where are such regions typically found in a genome? How are…

A: Given: Explain about the nucleosome-free region. and explain such regions typically found in a…

Q: Can DNA recombinantion be used to insert human genes into human cells; if so, what are the…

A: The movement of genetic material between unicellular and/or multicellular organisms other than…

Q: What is an STS? How are STSs generated experimentally? What are the uses of STSs? Explain how a…

A: BASIC INFORMATION GENE MAPPING  This is a technique to identify the position of elements in the…

Q: Select from the options below the different types of mutations . Please select all that apply. -gene…

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Viral Replication

The virus is acellular and considered non-living outside the host cell. The replication of the virus occurs only inside the living cells. Only a few genes are present in the smallest virus, whereas many genes are present in the largest virus. These genes encode specific viral proteins.