A pair-rule gene in Drosophila called runt controls some of sex and nervous system formation. In the mouse, runt controls blood cell formation, osteogenesis, and genital structures
In humans, the analog of runt, when mutated, causes children to lack collar bones, and the opening at the top of the skull fails to close. What kind of experiment could tell you whether these genes are conserved in function? A) sequencing of the runt genes from each of the three species of organisms
B) in vivo experiment that inserts a copy of the mouse runt gene into a segmented fly embryo
C) in vitro experiment that inserts a copy of the mouse runt gene into cells from an unsegmented Drosophila embryo
D) sequencing the proteins encoded for by each of the species' runt genes
E) use of immunological methods to identify the target cells of the species' runt transcription factors
C
You might also like to view...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by faulty chloride ion channels in cells lining of the lungs and the pancreas. A man and woman, with no CF symptoms, have an unaffected boy and a daughter with CF. The gene responsible for CF is located on:
a. The X-chromosome b. The Y-chromosome c. One of the human chromosomes 1=12
Dynamic instability is the rapid growth and shrinkage of:
A. microfilaments. B. intermediate filaments. C. microtubules. D. Answers a and c are correct.
A group of associated tissues is known as a(n):
a. cell b. organ c. organ system d. organism e. tumor
A lipid membrane is present in which of the following?
A. naked viruses B. enveloped viruses C. prions D. viroids E. both prions and viroids