Knock

... (where chromosome silencing can complicate expression). "What confuses me is that if this is the case, then what's the difference between knock-out and knock-down mice?" The difference is whether the homozygote is expressing some of the gene product. If there is some of the protein ...

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... mean that each cell is expressing the protein to some extent? What confuses me is that if this is the case, then what's the difference between knock-out and knock-down mice?

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Can someone please explain how it is possible to have a heterozygous knock out mouse? If a gene is "knocked-out," how can the mouse be heterozygous for the gene? Will the mouse still produce express this "knocked-out" gene? Thanks very ...

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mouth rinse antiseptic Compare to active ingredients in Listerine Antiseptic Fresh Burst up&up (Target brand) I never tried the actual Listerine product, but this one is making the mucous cyst on my gums reemerge. It reemerged for the first time in years when I was using the mouth wash frequentl...

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... this means (part of a genotype of a yeast): his3Δ1/his3Δ1 leu2Δ0/leu2Δ0 I have always been told that Δ before a gene, means that the gene is gone (knock out mutant). But what does it mean if it stands at the end (his3Δ) or as in my other example: his3Δ1/his3Δ1 , What does that 1 mean? I also do ...

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