Q1.What is the difference between lactococcus lactis and staphylococcus epidermis? I am doing a lab and I’ve found out that my bacteria are gram positive cocci that ferment lactose and mannitol. I have it narrowed down to lactococcs lactis and staphylococcus epidermis. Q2. I have a skin infection that I […]

A 30 kg cocker spaniel is admitted to the hospital for exercise intolerance secondary to heart failure. You perform renal function measurements after infusing para-amino hippuric acid (PAH) and get the following values:Plasma creatine = 0.02 mg/ml (2mg/dl)Urinary creatine = 1.25 mg/mlUrinary volume = 30 ml urine in 60 minutesPlasma […]

1. How many total base pairs are in all the mammalian genes? 2. What proportion (%) of the total genome does this represent? 3. What is the probability that a random mutation will occur in any given gene? 4. Only 1 out of 3 mutations that occur in a gene […]

Q1. Drug effects are conditional. Drugs can target redundant gene products not limited to model systems Active compounds can help define drug leads and new “druggable” targets. Target identification can be technically challenging probably not as random as mutagenesis. What is essential for effective chemical genetics? Q2. Describe the term […]