MODULE 4: SPLICING ANSWER SHEET - St. Edward's University BIOL MISC

MODULE 4: SPLICING ANSWER SHEET Questions: Q1. List two ways in which the histograms are similar. a. _____________________________________________________________ b. _____________________________________________________________ Q2. List one way that the histograms differ (other than color). c. _____________________________________________________________ Q3. Recall that our other evidence (see Module 3) indicates that tra-RA extends from 9,851 to 10,846. How many gaps do you see in the histograms in this interval? Q4. How many exons do you see? Q5. Do females or males make more transformer mRNA or do they express it at about the same level? Q6. Using the information you've gathered so far, make a diagram of the tra-RA (female specific) isoform with 3 exons and 2 introns. Represent exons as rectangular boxes, and introns as lines that connect the boxes.