Imagine you are the biologist on a space ship whose five-year mission is to seek out new life on other planets. Your job is to find hereditary material. What is the singlemost important characteristic you will use to determine whether the chemicals you discover are good candidates for hereditary material.

Q: If you were a bacterium, what genetic traits would you find most helpful to acquire?

A: Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms that belong to the domain Bacteria. They are among the…

Q: But are all mutations bad? Is there a type of mutation that may provide an advantageous to an…

A: Mutations are the changes in the DNA sequences which may occur due to error in DNA copying or any…

Q: Stanley Miller and Harold Urey created an experiment that simulated conditions on early Earth.…

A: Stanley Miller's aim was to show through an experiment that amino acids, the building blocks of…

Q: How do you think the determination that DNA is the hereditary material affected the direction of…

A: To summarise: the impact of the fact that "DNA is the hereditary material" on biological study.The…

Q: Scientists have used genetic technology to develop strains of bacteria that are especially suited…

A: Bioremediation Is A Method Of Treating Contaminated Media, Such As Water, Soil, And Subterranean…

Q: Bacteria that live in the digestive systems of cows help break down the plants that cows eat,…

A: An interaction (or relationship) between two unlike species and they both get benefited is called…

Q: Why is molecular technique (molecular genetics) the most advanced method used in studying genetics?…

A: Genetics is the study of inheritance and variations which are directly connected with genes and…

Q: Model organisms are those widely used by researchers who wish to understand basic processes that are…

A: The tiny prokaryotic single-celled organisms that can be found in extreme environmental conditions…

Q: A young man develops skin cancer that does not spread to any other tissues; the mutation responsible…

A: As the mutation has occured in only one parent and that too in a single skin cell, there are very…

Q: The competition host, Chuck Charles, sampled each burger as part of the judging; later that evening,…

A: Illness is a condition when the mind or body of an individual are not functioning properly or…

Q: Nucleic acids are isolated and analyzed from different cells in a mammal. How would the DNA sequence…

A: The DNA sequence of a skin cell would be similar to that of a nerve cell. Since, both of them are…

Q: You are a public health official trying to determine the identity of the pathogen circulating within…

A: Answer :- Improvements made in the DNA sequencing innovation prompts the total investigation of…

Q: How would I be able to calculate alpha, beta, and gamma diversity from sites A, B and C?

A: Alpha, beta, and gamma diversity are biodiversity measures that provide information about the…

Q: The Hershey and Chase blender experiment was designed to test isotope labeling of DNA and proteins.…

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Q: Suppose you carry out genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomicstudies on a single tissue. What type of…

A: Omics is the informal branch of biology that includes disciplines like transcriptomics,…

Q: Which question MOST likely may have led to the development of recombinant DNA technology? Can human…

A: Recombinant DNA technology is also called DNA cloning or gene cloning method.

Q: A researcher studies a mutation that occurs in humans and writes four facts about the mutation in a…

A: The mutation is sudden changes in genetic material. They are caused by mutagen. The mutation is…

Q: What do genetic engineers use to create the “sticky ends” needed to splice two fragments of DNA…

A: Sticky ends are also called as cohesive ends. These ends are produced in a DNA fragment when a…

Q: Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis are very closely related species and cannot be…

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Q: What evidence do you have to support "one gene-one protein" and what evidence do you have to refute…

A: EVIDENCE for one gene one polypeptide concept.

Q: Select the best answer or answers from the choices given: Mutations may be caused by (a) X rays, (b)…

A: In Biology, the mutation can be described as a process that leads to alternation in the genetic…

Q: As the cost of DNA sequencingdecreases and the amount ofsequence data accumulates, howare we going…

A: In biotechnology, DNA sequencing is defined as the process of explaining the sequences of nucleic…

Q: Imagine that you need to run an experiment that requires you to alter the current genetic make of…

A: Answer: Introduction:To alter genetic makeup of any organism, denaturation is important process…

Q: A television commercial featuring former cyclist Lance Armstrong talked about the possibility of…

A: The benefits are:-With the genome sequence of the person being known, the person can be more careful…

Q: Both the isolation buffer and assay buffer that was used in isolation of mitochondria contained 0.3M…

A: Introduction  The study of fundamental processes, such as mitochondrial respiration, metabolic…

Q: A. Dr. Doebley and his team compared the DNA sequence of maize to that of a number of teosinte…

A: Corn (Zea mays), often known as Indian corn or maize, is a grass family (Poaceae) cereal plant with…

Q: An original mutation, one that has never been seen before, has just occurred in a body cell. What…

A: Mutations are alterations in the DNA sequence that are a major cause of variation among organisms.…

Q: While doing research on deep-sea vents, you discover a very simple new life form. After some initial…

A: DNA is the fundamental component of our being. DNA is the carrier of information, it passes from one…

Q: You have isolated DNA from a Three-toed tree sloth. As you increase the temperature of the DNA…

A: DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is a double-stranded molecule that carries genetic instructions for the…

Q: Frederick Griffith documented bacterial transformation. Which statement is true concerning his…

A: Bacterial transformation is the process of horizontal gene transfer through which some bacteria…

Q: What was the procedure used to find and create nanotechnology?

A: Nanotechnology refers to the branch of science and engineering devoted to designing, producing, and…

Q: Protein synthesis is the process of building a phenotype from a genotype. In 100-200 words explain…

A: Humans are made up of the proteins which are produced in the cell. Thousands of different proteins…

Q: Stanley Miller and Harold Urey created an experiment that simulated conditions on early Earth.…

A: Stanley and Miller gave the chemical theory of evolution in 1953. They did an experiment and provide…

Q: You have begun to characterize a sample obtainedfrom the depths of the oceans on Europa, one of…

A: The techniques based on transcription are the first in a series of methods (RNA analyses). Because…

Q: Discuss the correctness of the decision of Bob that the genetics play a little role in its life.

A: The genes transmit information from the parents to their offspring. The genes contain the…

Q: in inherited chan Alternate versions of genes (different alleles) account for This is why siblings…

A: Genes are the units of heredity. They are specific nucleotides that are responsible for phenotypic…

Q: What are main differences between Hypermorphic and  Neomorphic?

A: Mutations are the alterations or the changes that occur in the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Mutagens…

Q: genome is an organism's complete set of complete set of DNA, including all of its genes.  Each…

A: The DNA of organism is made up of nucleotides which consists of mainly  nucleotides like adenine,…

Q: Some wildlife conservation organizations claim that bioengineering and cloning can be used to save…

A: Introduction : Species which are likely to become extinct in the near future are referred to as the…

Q: In Griffith’s experiment, the harmless “rough” bacteria mixed with dead “smooth” bacteria were able…

A: Fredrick Griffith, the bacteriologist conducted an experiment using the bacteria Diplococcus…

Q: The shape of a DNA molecule is most like O A) the letter X. O B) a diamond ring. C) a set of…

A: The traits that an individual exhibit is the result of the genetic material that they inherited from…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.