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How many MAOA alleles are there?
The question is about the human gene MAOA.
I've seen MAOA-H and MAOA-L mentioned in papers.
The page https://www.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Gene/Summary?db=core;g=ENSG00000189221;r=X:43654907-43746824 ...
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Can a viable embryo develop from the fusion of two egg cells?
For a zygote to form, two haploid gametes undergo meiosis and fuse during fertilisation. Since two egg cells (or even two sperm cells) are both haploid, is it theoretically possible for them to make ...
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Question about genetic recombination
I am having some difficulty understanding a few things about genetic recombination, in part because of confusion from different diagrams in books.
First of all, I wanted to verify whether I have ...
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How was gene therapy able to cure diseases through the transformation of actively dividing cells?
I thought that gene therapy, when performed on target cells that regenerate themselves constantly, can be effective for a limited time only. I.e., the effect gradually wears off after a while, ...
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Constant or variable number of chiasmata during recombination?
During recombination, is the number of chiasmata consistent for each gamete and are the chiasmata regions consistent within a single organism?
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Catenation and decatenation by DNA Gyrase
Decatenation is done for the replication of DNA and why is Catenation done and is it related to Crossing over
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How does Cro protein expressed by lambda phage kill its host?
I read that the DNA segment of lambda phage integrated in host DNA could switch between lysogenic state where cI represses the expression of Cro and lytic state where Cro expression takes over and ...
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Centriole genes Knock-out Experiment in Common experimental animals?
Anyone know of any experiments that have knocked out the genes for producing centrioles in a worm, mouse, fish, fly or whatever animal? Are the genes for centrioles even identified? It has been shown ...
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