Sickle-cell anemia is caused by an abnormal hemoglobin molecule that changed the shape of red blood cells. This disease can lead to various health complications that are often lethal. However, heterozygous individuals have minor symptoms. Moreover, heterozygous individuals show an advantage with decreased vulnerability to Malaria. The allele for Sickle-cell […]

Transgenic Organisms The development of transgenic organisms is an established technique in many laboratories. A transgenic organism is an organism that includes DNA from another organism in the cells of its body. This DNA is not only present, but it is also read by the cell’s transcriptionally machinery and is […]

What is unusual about the way that H+ ions are transported across the inner mitochondrial membrane as compared to the movement of other ions like Na+ andCl- ions? A) Na+ andCl- ions must traverse the full distance, but H+ ions materialize on the other side of the membrane. B) Na+ […]

Laboratory: Microarray 1. Genomics is the study of: a. The structure and function of mutations and how they alter genetic traits.b. Genes and the DNA sequences between genes and how they determine development.c. The information provided by computer programs which analyzes mRNA.d. The human genome as compared to other vertebrate […]