Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134605173
Author: Mark F. Sanders, John L. Bowman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 12P
You have identified a recessive mutation that alters bristle patterning in Drosophila and have used recombinant DNA technology to identify genomic clone that you believe harbors the gene. How would you demonstrate that your gene is on the genomic clone ?
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Chapter 14 Solutions
Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)
Ch. 14 - 14.1 What are the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 14 - Prob. 2PCh. 14 - Discuss the similarities and differences between...Ch. 14 - 14.5 What are the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 14 - 14.6 You have cloned the mouse ortholog (see...Ch. 14 - 14.7 Diagram the mechanism by which CRISPRCas...Ch. 14 - 14.8 Describe how CRISPRCas has been modified to...Ch. 14 - 14.9 Discuss the advantages (and possible...Ch. 14 - 14.10 Discuss the advantages (and possible...Ch. 14 - You have identifies a gene encoding the protein...
Ch. 14 - You have identified a recessive mutation that...Ch. 14 - 14.13 The CBF genes of Arabidopsis are induced by...Ch. 14 - 14.14 When the S. cerevisiae genome was sequenced,...Ch. 14 - 14.15 Translational fusions between a protein of...Ch. 14 - 14.16 In humans, Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy is...Ch. 14 - 14.17 How would you perform a genetic screen to...Ch. 14 - In enhancer trapping experiments, a minimal...Ch. 14 - 14.19 In Genetic Analysis, we designed a screen to...Ch. 14 - How would you design a genetic screen to find...Ch. 14 - 14.21 The eyes of Drosophila develop from imaginal...Ch. 14 - 14.22 Given your knowledge of the genetic tools...Ch. 14 - Mutations in the CFTR gene result in cystic...Ch. 14 - 14.24 How would you clone a gene that you have...Ch. 14 - 14.25 How would you conduct a screen to identify...Ch. 14 - In land plants, there is an alternation of...Ch. 14 - 14.27 The Drosophila evenskipped (eve) gene is...Ch. 14 - Prob. 28PCh. 14 - 14.29 As shown in Figure, mutations in the...Ch. 14 - How would you edit a specific nucleotide in a...Ch. 14 - Through a forward genetics screen in Arabidopsis...Ch. 14 - The CRISPR - Cas 9 complex directs the Cas 9...Ch. 14 - 14.33 Describe how enhancer screens can be used to...Ch. 14 - How might you use CRISPR - Cas 9 to create a large...
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