Mutants of S. pyogenes Cas9 have been developed which recognize different PAM sequences, such as 5′ 5-NGAN-3′3 . Why might these mutants be useful for genome editing studies?

1) Using the diagram below, sketch in the pattern of bands you would expect to see after digesting the DNA of the TT, Tt and tt genotypes of the TAS2R38 gene. Use the Base Pair Standards on the left of the diagram as a reference in drawing the positions of the bands. Base Pair TASTER GENO TYPE Standards (Base Pairs) TT Tt tt 500 400 300 200 100 50

For the following genotypes of E. coli strains, state whetherenzyme activity is inducible (I), constitutive (C), or uninducible (U).Key to symbols in table:z = structural gene for  -galactosidasey = structural gene for permeasea = structural gene for transacetylasep = promoter (for lac operon)i = structural gene for the lac repressor (regulator gene)o = operator (binding site for repressor)Genotype                                 -gal (z)                       Permease (y)                         Transacetylase (a)i+ p+ oC z- y- a+i- p+ o+ z+ y- a- /i+ p- oc z- y+ a-i- p+ o+ z+ y- a+ /i+ p+ oc z- y+ a-i+ p+ o+ z- y- a+i- p- o+ z+ y- a+ /i- p+ o+ z- y+ a-iS p+ o+ z- y- a+i- p+ o+ z+ y- a+ /i+ p- oc z- y+ a-is p+ o+ z- y+ a+ /i+ p+ oc z+ y- a-i- p- o+ z+ y- a+ /i- p+ o+ z- y- a-is p+ oc z+ y- a+i+ p+ oc z+ y- a+

A newly identified protein from the  cells of the Panopyra plant on Pandora was shown to inhibit translation of its target genes by binding to the 5’ UTR of the mRNA and preventing ribosome binding.  A possible way this inhibition may be relieved by an sRNA would be:  Group of answer choices a)The sRNA acts as a silencer, suppressing the inhibitory protein and allowing translation to take place. b)The sRNA acts as a decoy, sequestering the inhibitory protein and allowing translation to take place. c)The sRNA acts as a marker, flagging the inhibitory protein for ubiquitination and allowing translation to take place.

If you wanted to analyze the size and abundance of the HOAP protein in an extract from a Drosophila animal that you think may be mutant for the HOAP gene, what method could you use to target your analysis specifically to the HOAP protein in that extract?