Knockout experiments involving __________ genes in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) revealed local controls
over gene expression. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
ANSWER: homeotic
You might also like to view...
What is the function of cyclic dimeric GMP in bacterial global regulation systems?
A. It converts GTP to cGTP. B. It acts as a secondary nucleotide messenger. C. It is a sensor kinase. D. It is an autoinducer.
In which of the following steps of transcription is the C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II first phosphorylated?
A. assembly of the preinitiation complex B. initiation C. elongation D. termination complex formation E. after termination
In the early years of the twentieth century, ____ proposed that some genetic disorders and abnormalities of
metabolism are related. a. Sir Archibald Garrod b. Francis Crick c. Linus Pauling d. Linda Bartoshuk e. Gregor Mendel
When considering the growth of the human population, how is the annual growth rate determined?
A) The average number of births for the whole population is subtracted from the average number of deaths for the whole population. B) The average number of deaths for the whole population is subtracted from the average number of births for the whole population. C) The number of births for the whole population over an entire year is averaged together. D) The number of births for the whole population is averaged and added to the number of immigrants for the year.