Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 14, Problem 31P
Through a forward genetics screen in Arabidopsis you have identified a mutation that results in leaves curling upward, rather than being flat as in wild type. You have cloned the corresponding gene and note that it is a member of a small gene family composed of three additional members in Arabidopsis. How will you determine if the other three members of the gene family have similar or distinct functions as compared with the gene you first identified?
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Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)
Ch. 14 - 14.1 What are the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 14 - Prob. 2PCh. 14 - Discuss the similarities and differences between...Ch. 14 - 14.5 What are the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 14 - 14.6 You have cloned the mouse ortholog (see...Ch. 14 - 14.7 Diagram the mechanism by which CRISPRCas...Ch. 14 - 14.8 Describe how CRISPRCas has been modified to...Ch. 14 - 14.9 Discuss the advantages (and possible...Ch. 14 - 14.10 Discuss the advantages (and possible...Ch. 14 - You have identifies a gene encoding the protein...
Ch. 14 - You have identified a recessive mutation that...Ch. 14 - 14.13 The CBF genes of Arabidopsis are induced by...Ch. 14 - 14.14 When the S. cerevisiae genome was sequenced,...Ch. 14 - 14.15 Translational fusions between a protein of...Ch. 14 - 14.16 In humans, Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy is...Ch. 14 - 14.17 How would you perform a genetic screen to...Ch. 14 - In enhancer trapping experiments, a minimal...Ch. 14 - 14.19 In Genetic Analysis, we designed a screen to...Ch. 14 - How would you design a genetic screen to find...Ch. 14 - 14.21 The eyes of Drosophila develop from imaginal...Ch. 14 - 14.22 Given your knowledge of the genetic tools...Ch. 14 - Mutations in the CFTR gene result in cystic...Ch. 14 - 14.24 How would you clone a gene that you have...Ch. 14 - 14.25 How would you conduct a screen to identify...Ch. 14 - In land plants, there is an alternation of...Ch. 14 - 14.27 The Drosophila evenskipped (eve) gene is...Ch. 14 - Prob. 28PCh. 14 - 14.29 As shown in Figure, mutations in the...Ch. 14 - How would you edit a specific nucleotide in a...Ch. 14 - Through a forward genetics screen in Arabidopsis...Ch. 14 - The CRISPR - Cas 9 complex directs the Cas 9...Ch. 14 - 14.33 Describe how enhancer screens can be used to...Ch. 14 - How might you use CRISPR - Cas 9 to create a large...
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