Does this statement is a  example of a phenocopy? Explain your reasoning. Q. Vestigial wings in Drosophila are produced by a recessive mutation. This trait is also produced by high temperature during development

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A: The toolkit gene is a subset of gene whose product controls embryo development.

Q: Discuss the similarities and differences between the bithorax and Antennapedia complexes in…

A: The Hox genes were initially discovered in Drosophila and they exist in two separate gene clusters…

Q: he Drosophila oocyte/embryos A-F show the expression patterns of various mRNAs.  Which is the…

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Q: Molecular geneticists have performed experiments in which they altered the number of copies of the…

A: Bicoid protein is a maternal-effect gene that code for the normal development of anterior parts such…

Q: Pax6 is a gene that is involved in mammalian eye development. Mutations in this gene result in a…

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Q: What is the difference between a maternal-effect gene and a zygotic gene? Of the following genes…

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Q: Researchers know that Fru-M controls male sexualbehavior in Drosophila because inappropriate…

A: In Drosophila melanogaster, sex is determined by cell and tissue-specific signals and not by…

Q: Nanos is a strict maternal-effect gene in Drosophila; that is not transcribed in the embryo.…

A: The phenotypes of embryos with mutations in nanos can vary greatly, so it is important to predict…

Q: An undergraduate researcher in your lab is studying mutations affecting the wings of Drosophila…

A: Alleles of homozygous bent-winged fly which possesses the normal allele of apterous: ap+be, apbe…

Q: Compare and contrast how maternal-effect genes, gap genes, and homeotic genes affect Drosophila…

A: Homeotic genes are the class of genes present in Drosophila that direct the development of the…

Q: Suppose a geneticist is using a three-point where f is associated with abnormally fast with broad…

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Q: You found a strain of mutant fruit flies (Drosophila) living on the rotten bananas in your dorm…

A: Maternal effect genes are influencing the development of an embryo when transferred in the form of…

Q: Give at least 3 examples each of internal and external factors that affect penetrance and…

A: Penetrance is a term used to define whether or not a genotype has a clinical expression in a person.…

Q: What would be the most likely effect on development of puncturing the posterior end of a Drosophila…

A: Egg polarity are the earliest activated genes, which decide the formation of main body axis, such as…

Q: Polarity of oocyte of Drosophila What is the difference between the anterior and posterior…

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Q: If a population of white throated sparrows was found in a much warmer climate, where homozygous…

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Q: Name three possible factors contributing to early asymmetries in a developing embryo (i.e. what are…

A: FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO EARLY ASYMMETRIES IN A DEVELOPING EMBRYO: Embryonic morphogenesis occurs…

Q: Compare and contrast the experimental advantages and disadvantages of Drosophila, C. elegans,…

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Q: THEME 3: In Drosophila recessive mutants called a, b, c, and d all have the same phenotype; namely,…

A: Wild type individuals result when the Plus sign is indicated and this Plus sign occurs when the two…

Q: Explain the expression configurational induction. Use a specific example to explain it and draw the…

A: In embryology, induction is the process through which one tissue influences the development of…

Q: What changes, if any, would you predict would occur in the pigmentation of Drosophila melanogaster…

A: The relatively simple morphological trait that helps in the mapping of the genetic basis of…

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A: Genes are segments of DNA that contain the instructions for the development, function, and…

Q: Describe two of the advantages of Drosophila as a model organism in genetics studies.

A: Drosophila a genus of two-winged flies also known as fruit flies because they gather around overripe…

Q: In Drosophila, which is true of zygotic gene expression? O a. the first zygotic genes expressed are…

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Q: Match each of the following categories of Drosophila developmental genes with the correct…

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Q: Show how breeding females of the vermilion/brown, cinnabar/brown, and scarlet/brown double mutants…

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Q: EXTRANUCLEAR INHERITANCE In drosophila, a recessive mutation (m-) of a maternal effect gene (MEG)…

A: Introduction  Maternal effect genes are required in emvryo development in  drosophila. Maternal…

Q: Explain how loss-of-function mutations in the following categories of genes would affect the…

A: Drosophila is also called fruit-fly. It is often used as a model for biological investigations.

Q: how the regulation of DNA expression by the proteins that are bound to it and their inheritance…

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Q: On the left side of this figure, explain why the offspringdoes not have Prader-Willi syndrome but…

A: Genomic imprinting is a phenomenon of marking a gene with the information regarding the parental…

Q: explain Position-effect variegation in Drosophila?

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Q: Distinguish among maternal effect genes, segmentation genes, and homeotic genes in Drosophila.

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Q: AaBbCc x AaBbcc How would you characterize this kind of relationship between the genes: A-B- (gray);…

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Q: Q1. (Shown below is the structure of a Drosophila gene, divided into 10 segments, designated A-J.…

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Q: In Table 13-1, what is the most common function of proteins that contribute to pattern formation?…

A: Drosophila melanogaster, a fruit fly, is utilised as a model organism in research spanning from…

Q: xplain hoxA3 and HoxD3 genes are nearly equivalent yet they play distinct roles in the development…

A: Hox genes are a subset of the Homeobox family of genes, which are essential for organism development…