You are working in a lab that studies stickleback fish. These fish normally have three spines that occur on the back of the stickleback. One day you notice that a young stickleback has no spines on its back but instead has three spines growing out of the top of its head! Question: Briefly explain a study you could do to test if the difference between the mutant and wild type fish was due to a difference in the structural gene that makes the spines or due to a difference in gene expression.

You are working in a lab that studies stickleback fish. These fish normally have three spines that occur on the back of the stickleback. One day you notice that a young stickleback has no spines on its back but instead has three spines growing out of the top of its head! Question: Briefly explain a study you could do to test if the difference between the mutant and wild type fish was due to a difference in the structural gene that makes the spines or due to a difference in gene expression.

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter15: Genomes And Genomics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 11QP: When the human genome sequence was finally completed, scientists were surprised to discover that the...

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