Essentials of Genetics (9th Edition) - Standalone book
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Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino
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Describe how reversible chemical changes to histones are linked to chromatin modification.
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- Match the type of chromatin modification with the most likely effect on gene expression near the modified region. Each answer will be used once. -Increased expression -decreased expression -may increase or decrease expression a)Histone acetylation b)Histone methylation c)CpG methylationarrow_forwardDefine chromatin-mediated repression.arrow_forwardUsing the figure below identify: What is the role of histones and nucleosomes? How the process of chromatin condensation is performed? What is a function of introns and exons? What is a role of mobile DNA elements? What is a meaning of simple-sequence DNA?arrow_forward
- Which is the expected outcome following the deacetylation of histones? a) Coiling of chromatin, preventing it from being accessed by transcriptional machinery b) Coiling of chromatin, allowing it to be accessed by transcriptional machinery c) Uncoiling of chromatin, preventing it from being accessed by transcriptional machinery d) Uncoiling of chromatin, allowing it to be accessed by transcriptional machineryarrow_forwardDescribe how chromatin-remodeling complexes alter nucleosomes.arrow_forwardPresent an overview of the manner in which chromatin can be remodeled. Describe the manner in which these remodeling processes influence transcription.arrow_forward
- Outline how histone methylation and acetylation affectchromatin structurearrow_forwardDefine about Chromatin Remodeling ?arrow_forwardTypically, increased acetylation and decreased methylation of histone N-terminal tails in nucleosomes leads to removal of the protein components of the chromatin from the DNA relaxed packaging of the chromatin and increased transcription increased amounts of euchromatin relative to heterochromatin activation of topoisomerase tighter packaging of the chromatin and reduced transcriptionarrow_forward
- Discuss the role of chromatin proteins in regulating gene expression. How does the three-dimensional structure of the chromatin affect genetic regulation? How do hormones influence genetic regulation?arrow_forwardChanges in chromatin packing correlate with changes in gene expression in most cells. Why do you think this is the case?arrow_forwardIn eukaryotes which of the following combination of chromatin conditions would be most likely to result in the highest levels of expression of gene?arrow_forward
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