BIOL 401 Study Guide - Final Guide: Syncytium, Ganciclovir, Neomycin

• School: Binghamton University
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIOL 401
• Professor: Steven P Tammariello

Document Summary

Hermaphrodites have 959 cells, and males have 1031 cells. This lecture focused on animal models and how we use them to study genetics. These nematodes are frequently used because they are small, have a short lifespan, and easy to rear. Their entire cellular development has been mapped and their cells are transparent, so we"re able to study their development and genome quite well. 6, and they have a 97 million base pair genome. Additionally we"ve found that their hibernation state can aid in cancer research (why?). Another fact is that since they eat e. coli, we can use the bacteria as a vector to upregulate or downregulate genes. These are often studied in development because they have transparent embryos, which make it easy to study cell migration and differentiation. Zebra fish gemones contain 1. 7 billion base pairs with a 39-fold coverage, which means they have the same base sequenced at least.