Epigenetics is a HUGE new field in understanding health factors that are transmitted from generation to generation beyond simple genetic inheritance. For example:  epigenetic factors contribute to the onset of disease by triggering underlying genetic information.  What do you think about that?

Q: A scientist does an experiment in which she removes the offspring of rats from their mother at birth…

A: The phenotypes that are inherited without any changes in the DNA are studied under epigenetics. This…

Q: "Using the concepts and techniques you have learned from the two labster simulations, provide…

A: Monogenic inherited disorders are brought about by a mutation in one single gene. Every one of these…

Q: You are a genetic engineer that is working on transcriptional regulation in living organisms. In…

A: Genetic engineering is the use of genetic knowledge to artificially manipulate genes: It is one of…

Q: In a few sentences, describe how p53 guards the genome. Include at least two specific ways that p53…

A: The TP53 ( Tumor protein 53) also known as P53. This gene codes for cell cycle regulatory proteins…

Q: In this unit you learned about the Hershey and Chase experiment that showed that DNA is the genetic…

A: The basis of inheritance is the information passed down from parent to offspring. The replication of…

Q: If you were to design an epigenetic experiment, how would you design one? Keep in mind a good…

A: Epigenetics is the gene-level alterations that affect the functioning of DNA without actually…

Q: Suppose you had funding to do a genome-wide gene expression experiment (20,000 genes).  You can use…

A: Gene expression analysis involves determining if a specific gene is being expressed under specific…

Q: How could understanding epigenetics help us in research?

A: The study of genetic constitution of a person and researching the fact that in spite of the…

Q: Epigenetics works by Select one: a. activating DNA ligases so they can clip attached methyl groups…

A: Epigenetics is a field of study within genetics that focuses on heritable changes in gene expression…

Q: Which statement is correct? Cells in the muscles have different structure and function than skin…

A: Gene regulation is how a cell control which gene out of a particular genome has to be 'turned on' or…

Q: What do you understand by Genetic Engineering? Explain how green fluorescent protein and opsins have…

A: The green fluorescent protein (GFP) are those protein that exhibits bright green fluorescence when…

Q: A friend of yours who works at a biotechnology start up company has computationally designed three…

A: The application of scientific and technical principles to the processing of the material by…

Q: From the list of answers below (A-D) select the correct answer(s). There may be more than one…

A: Need to find which of the statement is right from the following.

Q: Will the current genetic counselling will lead to eugenics? Why or why not?

A: Answer: Introduction: Genetic counselling is the procedure by that information about the genetic…

Q: Explain how Epigenetics are related with Cancer ?

A: Answer- Epigenetics is the change in the gene expression without changing the sequence of the DNA.

Q: Go to the PubMed website and search the words epigenetic and cancer.Scan through the journal…

A: Ans: Epigenetics: It is the study of heritable changes in expression of genes without changing the…

Q: Discuss how our new found knowledge about the epigenome could impact the age old discussion about…

A: Today Epigenetics is the study of how the environment and other factors can change the way that…

Q: When parents with sickle cell anemia plan to have kids, they would consult a genetic counselor for…

A: Genetic counseling uses

Q: You decide to have your genome sequenced. The results come back and show that you have a…

A: Any abrupt change in the DNA causes mutation. This may or may not change the function of the cell.…

Q: Scientists are learning more and more about the genetic factors that prompt the eventual development…

A: Genetic screening is the test that is used to detect the deformities in the DNA sequence that can…

Q: First, compare and contrast genetic inheritance vs epigenetic inheritance. Next, explain why prion…

A: Genetic inheritance and epigenetic inheritance are two mechanisms by which biological information is…

Q: epigenetic inheritance.

A: The genes are formed by the Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of an organism. These genes code all of the…

Q: Researchers sought to grow blood vessels in a lab for implantation into patients with clogged…

A: Introduction :- Coronary arteries are blood vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the heart…

Q: List examples of potential uses of stem cells to treat human diseases.

A: Stem cells are the raw cells which can divide and multiply into all specialized cell of the body.…

Q: Nowadays, diabetes is a common disease. Diagram with labels, how can stem cell therapy be used to…

A: Stem cells are the cells which are undifferentiated they have the ability to self renewal and these…

Q: Why is mutation breeding necessary for breeding for disease resistance?

A: Breeding is defined as sexual reproduction occurring between two organisms of the opposite sex of…

Q: What is genetic engineering? Describe one method genetic engineering can be done (use your book or…

A: Genetics can be defined as the branch of biology which deals with genes, their variation, hereditary…

Q: Which of the following is NOT a description of an epigenetic modification? -The persistence of gene…

A: ANSWER;-  Regulatory patterns that persist in the absence of the original signal. It is NOT a…

Q: In a qPCR experiment, you find that the mRNA for the gene CDK1 goes down (decreased expression) when…

A: qPCR (quantitative polymerase chain reaction), also known as real-time PCR, is a laboratory…

Q: A researcher studying epigenetic changes induced by exercise had participants pedal a stationary…

A: Introduction DNA is the molecular structure that is composed of a pair of polynucleotide chains and…

Q: A gene, which we will call gene C, can be epigenetically modified in such a way that its expression…

A: Introduction: Gene is the structural and functional unit of inheritance or heredity which transfers…

Q: and you notice that a few of the new babies have a strange phenotype you’ve never seen before. They…

A: Any abrupt changes in the nucleotide sequence of DNA is called as mutation.  Mutations can be…

Q: Select the statements that describe the effect of copy number variation on human phenotypes. An…

A: Copy number variation means the number of deletions or insertions in the human genome which can…

Q: People with severe depression, mild depression, or no depression are included in GWAS research. Why…

A: A genome-wide association study (GWAS) is an approach used in genetics research to associate…

Q: Which of the following statements concerning p53 is NOT correct? O a. O b. O C. p53-dependent…

A: p53 is a gene that helps to control the cell cycle and prevent cells from becoming cancerous. It…

Q: The use of embryonic stem cells has been proposed for replacing cells that are destroyed by disease…

A: Introduction  Life starts from a single celled-stage termed as Zygote which develop from the fusion…

Q: Suppose that you are hired by a biotechnology firm to produce a strain of giant fruit flies, by…

A: Gene transfer: Gene transfer is the gene that is carried by the genetic material that is DNA…

Q: If you mutated once per year, there could be 40 changes, but this is unlikely. Why? (Hint: Consider…

A: Mutations can be defined as a change in nucleotide sequences. It can occur either due to error…