Genetics: From Genes to Genomes, 5th edition
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Author: Leland H. Hartwell, Michael L. Goldberg, Janice A. Fischer, Leroy Hood, Charles F. Aquadro
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 14P
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The chromosome and the mitotic crossover that generates a homozygous m- mutant clone marked by GFP expression.
Introduction:
The mitotic crossover is a type of genetic recombination that can take place in somatic cells in both sexual as well as asexual organisms. This recombination takes place when somatic cells prepare themselves for mitosis. It can cause expression of recessive genes in an otherwise heterozygous individual.
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b.
To determine:
The method by which the clones to the adult nervous system could be restricted.
Introduction:
The technique of producing a similar type of population of cells is termed as cloning. The cell population produced by this technique is genetically identical.
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