Deletion or insertion of one or two bases changes the reading frame from that point onwards so it is called frameshift mutation. Further... View Article
Female gamete or ovum is produced in the ovary. The process is called oogenesis. Also Check: Why Is A Single Ovum Produced By Oogenesis?... View Article
Human males are heterogametic because they produce two kinds of gametes, one having an X chromosome and another having a Y chromosome. Further... View Article
The female bird is referred to as heterogametic because they produce two types of gametes. Further reading: How Does Gene Linkage Affect... View Article
Hermaphrodites contain both male and female sex organs. Sexes are not separate, e.g. earthworms. Further reading: How Does Gene Linkage... View Article
Autosomes are all the chromosomes except sex chromosomes. Humans contain 22 pairs of autosomes. Further reading: How Does Gene Linkage Affect... View Article
Females are homogametic because they produce only one type of gametes as they contain a pair of X chromosomes along with autosomes. Further... View Article
Female heterogamety is seen in birds, wherein the female birds have two types of sex chromosomes (ZW), which leads to the formation of two types... View Article
Heterogamety refers to the formation of different sex gametes, when a male produces different gametes it is called male heterogamety and when the... View Article
When the male produces two types of gametes and have a role to play in sex determination, it is called male heterogamety, e.g. XY sex chromosome... View Article
Splicing takes place in the nucleus. During splicing, introns are removed from hnRNA and exons are joined together. Further reading: RNA... View Article
Introns are non-coding sequences of a gene that are removed at the time of processing to produce mature mRNA. They are important for the... View Article
Yes, introns are removed by splicing in hnRNA, i.e. precursor of mRNA. Further reading: RNA Splicing Chromosome Structure Molecular Basis... View Article
