Simonwro120 Week 6

BioLogical Database Reading Questions

Question 1

Question 2

Gene X

• Hour 1: 1.0 ratio, black.
• Hour 3: 2.2 ratio, very dim red.
• Hour 5: 1.0 ratio, black.
• Hour 9: 0.15 ratio, medium green.

Gene Y

• Hour 1: 1.0 ratio, black.
• Hour 3: 4.5 ratio, dim red.
• Hour 5: 0.95 ratio, still black.
• Hour 9: 0.05 ratio, very bright green.

Gene Z

• Hour 1: 1.0 ratio, black.
• Hour 3: 1.5 ratio, very dim red.
• Hour 5: 2.0 ratio, very dim red.
• Hour 9: 2.0 ratio, very dim red.

Question 3

• Yes, genes X and Y were transcribed similarly. They both have a spike in transcriptions and then quickly fall nearing 0 by the end of hour 9.