Questions from Genetics


Q: Explain why the erasure phase of imprinting is necessary in eggs.

Explain why the erasure phase of imprinting is necessary in eggs.

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Q: What is the difference between maintenance methylation and de novo methylation?

What is the difference between maintenance methylation and de novo methylation? In what cell types (somatic cells or germ-line cells) does each process occur?

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Q: How is a nucleoid different from a cell nucleus?

How is a nucleoid different from a cell nucleus?

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Q: What is the difference between a charged tRNA and an uncharged tRNA

What is the difference between a charged tRNA and an uncharged tRNA?

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Q: If a crossover began in the short region between gene A and

If a crossover began in the short region between gene A and the tip of the chromosome, would this event affect the arrangement of the A and B alleles?

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Q: Of the eight possible phenotypic combinations in the F2 generation, which

Of the eight possible phenotypic combinations in the F2 generation, which ones are the product of a single crossover?

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Q: Why are the nonrecombinant offspring more common than the recombinant offspring?

Why are the nonrecombinant offspring more common than the recombinant offspring?

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Q: Why are the types of offspring described in part (b)

Why are the types of offspring described in part (b) of Figure 6.5 more numerous than those described in part (c)? From Figure 6.5b: From Figure 6.5c:

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Q: List five reasons why genetic maps are useful.

List five reasons why genetic maps are useful.

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Q: When and in which fly or flies did crossing over occur in

When and in which fly or flies did crossing over occur in order to produce the F2 recombinant offspring?

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