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trait that is studied in this lab is the presence of aldehyde oxidase (AO), what

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trait that is studied in this lab is the presence of aldehyde oxidase (AO), what is the function of this enzyme? 7. What color do you expect to see in the assay for aldehyde oxidase if the enzyme is present? 8. What physical eharacteristies can be used to vllydisinguish male and female fruit flies? Use the following information to assign a name for the gene you are studying in this lab: When two alleles are present for a gene, one is called the wild type and the other is the mutation. The wild type is the allele most commonly found in nature and is denoted by a ""after the name. In the case of the aldehyde oxidase gene, the presence of the enzyme is considered the wild type and the absence of the enzyme is the mutation. The gene being studied is referred to as the aldexgene because it codes for the enzyme aldehyde oxidase. If the mutation is dominant the first letter of the name is capitalized (i.e. Aldox) and if the mutation is recessive, the name begins with a lower case letter. How would you write the name of the following alleles if the mutation is recessive? 9. wild type mutation

Explanation / Answer

6.

Aldehyde oxidase is an enzyme that is involved in metabolizing. It is located in the tissues’ compartment in the cytosol in many organisms. The enzyme catalyzes the aldehyde to carboxylic acid oxidation reaction. It also catalyzes the hydrolyzation of some heterocycles.

8.

The presence of stripes appearing as black rings in females.

Female is longer than male fruit fly.

Tiny bristles present on the legs of male fruit flies.