The Human Genome Project has worked to establish the sequence of the human genome in addition to the identification of genes contained. As per... View Article
Cells have two types of DNA - mitochondrial DNA and autosomal DNA. Nuclear DNA (autosomal DNA) is enveloped into 22 pairs of chromosomes. In... View Article
Homozygosity is increased by inbreeding which can cause an increase in the chances of expression of the deleterious recessive alleles and hence... View Article
Four monomers. DNA are polymers composed of four monomers known as nucleotides. Together, they join in varying combinations forming a long... View Article
Galactoside acetyltransferase (thiogalactoside transacetylase) are enzymes transferring an acetyl group from acetyl-CoA to galactosides,... View Article
Yes. DNA- Deoxyribonucleic acid is the genetic material for bacteria. Hershey and Chase conducted experiments that confirmed that DNA is the... View Article
No. Mutate genes cannot be correct or changed because the mutation is a permanent or irreversible change in a living organism’s cell’s genetic... View Article
A five-carbon sugar found in the DNA is deoxyribose. It forms the central molecule in a nucleotide. Explore More: Structure and Functions Of... View Article
Nucleases are a class of enzymes, which hydrolyzes nucleic acid such as DNA and RNA. There are two types of nucleases in DNA: Exonucleases.... View Article
No. We cannot change our DNA by ourselves. DNA is the blueprint for building our body's cells. It contains the genetic information that allows... View Article
Yes. The sex chromosomes (X and Y) determines the sex or gender of a baby. Here, each sex chromosome is contributed by each parent - X from... View Article
Autosomes are not a sex chromosome and they come in pairs because of the members of an autosome pair in a diploid cell. There are 22 pairs of... View Article
The recombination frequency determines the order of entry for each gene, which measures the genetic linkage used to create a genetic linkage map.... View Article
According to the evolution theory, natural selection occurs only if the following four conditions meet. They are: Heredity. Reproduction.... View Article
Yes. DNA- Deoxyribonucleic acid is the genetic material for humans. Hershey and Chase conducted experiments that confirmed that DNA is the... View Article
The DNA strand has two terminal ends - 5' and 3': The 5' end is the one with the phosphate group. The 3' end is the one with a hydroxyl (OH)... View Article
No. Both genetic drift and natural selection are mechanisms for evolution. Gene flow is a sudden and quick process. At the same time, natural... View Article
Francis Crick proposed the wobble effect or wobble hypothesis in 1966 to explain the possible cause of codons’ degeneracy. or To explain the... View Article
The three coding letters in mRNA are - A, U and G. These letters are abbreviated as: Adenine (A). Uracine (U). Guanine (G). Explore More:... View Article
