Biotech 2

Question 1

Homeotic gene roles and how homeotic determines development of segments

Answer 1

Cascades of gene expression
Involve signal transduction
Master genes
Determine head and tail of organism

Question 2

How does a vector work

Answer 2

Gets cut open by restriction enzyme

Question 3

Transgenic animal

Answer 3

Contains genes from another animal

Question 4

Single nucleotide polymorphism

Answer 4

Variation of one nucleotide in at least 1% of population

Question 5

Factors that contribute to normal cell becoming cancerous

Answer 5

• conversion of Proto-oncogene to oncogene
• excessive replication of proto-oncogene
• damage to a tumor suppressor gene
• getting oncogene from virus