A certain bacterial mRNA is known to represent only one gene and to contain about 800 nucleotides.  If you assume that the average amino acid residue contributes 110 to the peptide molecular weight, the largest polypeptide that this mRNA could code for would have a molecular weight of about:

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#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

The Hardy-Wienberg principle comes from considering what happens when Medelian genes act on population. The model predicts that there will be no change in allele frequencies when

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#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

An autosomal recessive condition affects 1 newborn in 100 in a random mating population without any disruptive acting force. What is the approximate expected frequency of carriers in this population?

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#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Which of the following equations represents the corresponding equilibrium for a locus with three alleles p, q and r of diploid individuals? (P, Q and R represent the frequencies of p, q and r, respectively)

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#Section 7: Recombinant DNA technology and Other Tools in Biotechnology

The origin of a new plant species by hybridization, coupled with accidents during nuclear division, is an example of

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#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Principle of independent assortment apply for those gene that is

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#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Assume that the trihybrid cross AA BB RR X aa bb rr is made in a plant species in. What proportion of F2 progeny would be expected to be homozygous for all three genes when independently assort?