What role Proto-oncogenes play ?

Q: What are known as oncogenes ?

A: oncogenes are the genes that encode proteins that are capable of inducing cancer in living…

Q: Distinguish between proto-oncogenes and tumorsuppressor genes.

A: The proto-oncogenes are those genes, which promote cell cycle and inhibit apoptosis of the cells.…

Q: How do microRNAs regulate epigenetic mechanisms during development?

A: BASIC INFORMATION  MicroRNA  It is also written as miRNA These are RNA molecule which are non -…

Q: What is epigenetics?

A: Epigenetics of Greek origin. It means over and above the genome.

Q: What is one factor that can change the epigenetic regulation of genes?

A: Epigenetic processes can regulate gene expression by modulating the frequency, rate, or extent of…

Q: What are Extranuclear genes?

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

Q: Explain the Role of proto-oncogenes and tumorsuppressor genes ?

A: The inactivation of tumor suppressor genes induces cancers although the activation of the…

Q: What is a constitutive gene?

A: Gene is a functional unit of heredity. A gene is a sequence of nucleotides in genome that codes for…

Q: Why is G1 a crucial time in the life of a cell?

A: G1 or gap 1 phase is the first phase of interphase or resting phase in the cell cycle.

Q: What is MPF? A polysaccharide that traps water and forms gels A protein complex involved in cell…

A: As per the honor code, we answer only one question at a time. Therefore, we are answering the first…

Q: What are processed pseudogenes?

A: Sir Gregor Mendel was a priest and a teacher who did the famous hybridization experiment on garden…

Q: What is oncogene ?

A: The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life. It carries out various functions in…

Q: How can oncogenes lead to cancer?

A: Oncogenesis is a complex, multifactorial process by which normal cells turn into malignant cells.…

Q: Are all genes transcribed in differentiated cells?

A: Cellular differentiation is the mechanism by which a cell transformed from one cell type to another.…

Q: Describe the general functions of oncogenes.

A: Ans: Oncogenes: The genes which has potential to cause cancer are called as Oncogenes.

Q: What types of histone modifications are responsible for epigenetic phenotypes?

A: Histones are the set of positively charged proteins. Histones are responsible for providing…

Q: What is a proto-oncogene? What are the typical functions of proteinsencoded by proto-oncogenes? At…

A: Oncogenes are those mutated or highly expressed genes that may alter the normal functioning of the…

Q: What is the function of a proto-oncogene?

A: Gene is the basic functional and structural unit of heredity. These are formed of DNA. Some genes…

Q: Why would a chromosomal translocation that puts a proto-oncogene under the control of a widely…

A: Please follow step 2 for detailed explanation.

Q: What are the roles of cellular proto-oncogenes, and how are these roles consistent with their…

A: The normal growth and functions of human cells are primarily based on the information stored in each…

Q: What are the effects in Injecting transgenes into cells?

A: The method which is directly employed for injecting transgenes into cells is Microinjection. It is a…

Q: How the gene is expressed in the cell ?

A: Gene - A gene is defined as a polynucleotide chain that consists of segments each controlling a…

Q: How do mRNA levels correspond with phenotypes?.

A: * phenotype means the observable physical trait of an organism like appearance and development and…

Q: What protein does the P53 code for and why is it important?

A: Answer :- The TP53 quality gives guidelines to making a protein called growth protein p53 (or p53).…

Q: what are proto-oncogenes

A: Oncogenes are those genes that can cause cancer. These genes are usually are normally present in our…

Q: Which is the biological molecule that contains the genetic information that is transmitted…

A: The genome of an organism is defined as the whole genetic information that is inherited from one…

Q: What means genes are delivered directly to somatic cells?

A: Gene therapy is a collection of methods that allows correction of a gene defect that has been…

Q: Describe the changes that can convert a proto-oncogene into an oncogene.

A: A normal functioning gene turns into a proto-oncogene, which can cause cancer when it is altered as…

Q: explain Translocations that generate oncogenes

A: A gene that has the potential to cause cancer is called oncogene. In a tumor cell, these genes are…

Q: Do all genes have promoters?

A: In gene expression transcription is the first step. Transcription is the process of expressing genes…

Q: What are the molecular mechanisms leading the oncogenic transformation of proto- oncogenes?

A: Proto-oncogene It is a normal gene, which when altered by mutation changes into an oncogene, which…

Q: What types of functions are performed by the products of proto-oncogenes?

A: Small segments of DNA encodes information for different functions and structure of the cell and thus…

Q: How the epigenetic states are transmitted via mitosis and meiosis ?

A: Epigenetics is the study of how people's activities and the environment can influence how genes…

Q: Why do cells have proto-oncogenes? What is their function? Use specific examples in your…

A: A gene is a normal gene found within the cell. There are several proto-oncogenes. everyone is…

Q: How does an epigenetic change differ from a mutation?

A: Genetics is the study of genes, their interactions, and the effect of environment on genes. Broadly…

Q: What is gene targeting in embryonic stem cells?

A: Introduction Gene targeting in the embryonic stem cells through homologous recombination techniques…

Q: What does “epigenetics” mean?

A: A phenotype is a collection of measurable features or attributes of an organism in genetics. The…

Q: What are some examples of oncogenes?

A: In a normal cell there are some genes that control functions like regulation of apoptosis, some has…

Q: What makes X inactivation an epigenetic phenotype?

A: In humans, there are 23 pairs of chromosomes in which the 23rd pair is the sex chromosome which…

Q: What is the difference between a proto-oncogene and an oncogene?   a. oncogenes cause benign…

A: There are many genes that regulate the cell division and cell growth process. Tumors may occur when…

Q: What is the function of the spliceosome in hnRNA?

A: Introduction- Eukaryotic hnRNA is known as heterogeneous nuclear RNA that forms cytoplasmic mRNA in…

Q: Describe the relationship between proto-oncogenes and oncogenes.

A: Oncogene: a mutant form of a normal gene that controls the cell cycle positively. A proto-oncogene…

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.