Oskar mRNA becomes complexed to kinesin I, a “plus-directed” motor protein that moves it toward the growing end of the microtubules at the posterior region, where Oskar protein can bind nanos mRNA

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Deletions in two genes, neither of which is lethal by itself, are introduced into the same strain. If the double mutant dies, the strain is called a synthetic lethal. This technique has been used to great effect with yeast, where the isolation of double mutants can be automated. The procedure is called synthetic genetic array analysis (SGA)

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In any particular cell, most genes are expressed at a low level

Only a small number of genes, whose products are specialized for the cell type, are highly expressed.

mRNAs expressed at low levels overlap extensively when different cell types are compared.

The abundantly expressed mRNAs are usually specific for the cell type.

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The proportion of DNA containing protein-coding genes being expressed in a specific cell at a specific time can be determined by the amount of the DNA that can hybridize with the mRNAs isolated from that cell called as RoT analysis

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Highly repetitive DNA (or satellite DNA) has a very short repeating sequence and no coding function.

Satellite DNA is often the major constituent of centromeric heterochromatin

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Many genes are arranged along the chromosomes in groups of related genes. These groups are called gene clusters. Examples of gene clusters are the globin gene family.