Questions from Genetics

Q: What are two reasons for the wide variation in genome sizes among

What are two reasons for the wide variation in genome sizes among eukaryotic species?

Q: What is the diameter of a nucleosome?

What is the diameter of a nucleosome?

Q: Describe the distinguishing features of the solenoid and zigzag models.

Describe the distinguishing features of the solenoid and zigzag models.

Q: What is the function of the nuclear matrix?

What is the function of the nuclear matrix?

Q: What features of the structure of DNA enable it to be replicated

What features of the structure of DNA enable it to be replicated?

Q: What is a functional consequence of RNA editing?

What is a functional consequence of RNA editing?

Q: Why do eukaryotes need multiple origins of replication?

Why do eukaryotes need multiple origins of replication?

Q: How many times would telomerase have to bind to a different site

How many times would telomerase have to bind to a different site in the telomere to make a segment of DNA that is 36 nucleotides in length?

Q: Describe what structural changes convert a chromosomal region that is 300 nm

Describe what structural changes convert a chromosomal region that is 300 nm in diameter to one that is 700 nm in diameter.

Q: Describe what happens to cohesin from the beginning of prophase through anaphase

Describe what happens to cohesin from the beginning of prophase through anaphase.