Halophiles are organisms that not only thrive in environments containing high salt conditions, but also require sodium chloride (NaCl) for growth. Remarkably, halophiles cannot grow on any salt, such as potassium chloride (KCl) or magnesium chloride (MgCl), other than NaCl (Ollivier et. al. 1994). However, the exact salt concentration required by halophiles differ based on different organisms and environments. Consequently, halophiles are further classified based on the optimal NaCl concentration
electrostatic repulsion of the DAP calcium complex from the cell surface, mainly by increasing the positive charge of the bacterial surface (50). The most common gene implicated in DAP-R is mprF, which encodes a bifunctional enzyme (MprF) that incorporates the positive charged amino acid lysine to PG. Several mprF mutations have been associated with DAP-R, most frequently producing a “gain of function” phenotype. The increased positive charge of the cell envelope is thought to impair the binding of DAP to
On a daily basis one might look in the mirror and come to the realization that they are starting to look like their parents. They might see, their mom’s eyes, their dad’s nose staring back at them in the mirror. What she is seeing is the genotypes inherited by a set of parents coming forth and the phenotype results of those genes over time and the environment. Genotypes and Phenotypes are not a human only occurrence but a genetic code that makes up various organisms. This paper will discuss the definition
The story takes place in a world where sex is no longer needed to produce children. All children are grown in labs to ensure that they have no genic defects when born, along with being born in a lab they carry a genetic footprint showing that they were created in a lab; without this footprint, it is impossible to succeed in this world. When children are born the natural way, before parents even know there gender a doctor will take a blood sample from their foot to revile everything about the child
fall, and winter. Each season have different weather conditions and our body had to adjust In order to respond to message from environment, The JAK/STAT signaling pathway has three main components: receptor, JAK, and STAT. The receptor is on the cell surface waiting for a specific signals or ligands that fit into it. JAK stands for Janus kinase, Janus is the Greek word for god of transition and kinase is any type of enzymes that phosphorylate, giving energy by adding phosphate group, any type of
For example, the gene therapy is very helpful in improving the human’s health, looks, and intelligence. As Maciamo Hay (2014) state that other than curing genetic disorders like color blindness, cystic fibrosis, sickle-cell disease, Tay-Sachs disease or Huntington's disease, gene therapy is also a non-invasive, relatively safe and, in most cases, free of side-effects gene modification. Designer babies are created in order to produce the best embryo by selectively choose
Gregor Mendel once said, “My scientific studies have afforded me great gratification; and I am convinced that it will not be long before the whole world acknowledges the results of my work.” Mendel was a well-educated man who gravitated towards physics and math. His research was conducted over roughly 10 years(Gregor Mendel - Botanist, Scientist - Biography.com. (n.d.). Retrieved October 24, 2016, from http://www.biography.com/people/gregor-mendel-39282#!). Gregor Mendel is the reason we now know
A Pharmacologist is a scientist who test drugs, researches and conducts experiments to know the effects of drugs and medications on humans and animals. Some pharmacologists focus on harmful chemical effects while others study the beneficial medications on specific regions of the body. They have great analytical skills, intelligent minds and good communication skills. Pharmacology can be branched out into different careers, but it requires a lot of knowledge which is why one has to go through extensive
Evolutionary Processes Organisms are not the same as they were hundreds, thousands, or even millions of years ago. The evolution of traits over generations created this change. Evolutionary processes help raise levels of this diversity. The main evolutionary processes are mutation, genetic drift, migration, and natural selection. Furthermore, mutation is an error in DNA replication. DNA replication occurs in all living organisms to create two replicas from one original DNA strand. During this process
of patterns of inheritance, and analyzing a pedigree of phenotypes. A karyotype is an arranged picture of chromosomes. There are twenty-two pairs of homologous chromosomes in karyotype. Recombination and mutation are two genetic diversities. The sex cell has to be altered to be passed to the next generation. Crossing over is meiosis and variation. Independent assortment allows for great diversity. This takes place in meiosis. Genetically diverse populations survives the best. Greater variation helps