Q1. A small, impermeable membrane is placed between the anchor cell and the other vulva precursor cells in a larva of C. elegans. What would you expect the result to be? Q2. Your first project in your new lab is to purify the protein Rock Band (RB) which is known […]

Discussion Question 1 Outbreak of Cyclosporiasis in the United States Cyclospora cayetanensis is a single-celled parasite that causes an intestinal infection called cyclosporiasis. As of August 26, 2014 (5pm EDT), CDC had been notified of 304 ill persons with confirmed Cyclospora infection in 2014; of these, 207 ill persons from […]

In Drosophila melanogaster, eyeless (ey) is a recessive trait in which the eyes are tiny or absent. The ey locus is found on chromosome 4. Monosomy and trisomy for this very small chromosome are compatible with survival and fertility. A trisomic wild-type male with the genotype ey+ ey+ ey is […]

Q1. Relate the functions of lactose, copper, and tyrosine to how these reagents affected phenotype or gene expression of the bacterial transformants. That is, examine how and why the same bacterial sample may look different on each of the various plates. Q2.Citrase is the enzyme that converts citrate a-ketoglutarate in […]