Exam 2 Nobel Winners

Question 1

Morgan

Answer 1

role of chromosome in heredity

Question 2

Lewis

Answer 2

genetic control of early embryonic development (used forward screening)

Question 3

Nusslein-Volhard

Answer 3

genetic control of early embryonic development (used forward screening)

Question 4

Wieschaus

Answer 4

genetic control of early embryonic development (used forward screening)

Question 5

Capecchi

Answer 5

creation of KO mice

Question 6

Evans

Answer 6

creation of KO mice

Question 7

Smithies

Answer 7

creation of KO mice

Question 8

Tsien

Answer 8

discovery of GFP

Question 9

Chalfie

Answer 9

discovery of GFP

Question 10

Shimomura

Answer 10

discovery of GFP

Question 11

Fire

Answer 11

mechanism of RNAi

Question 12

Mello

Answer 12

mechanism of RNAi

Question 13

Sherrington

Answer 13

described synapses

Question 14

Loewi

Answer 14

chemical transmission of nerve impulses

Question 15

Dale

Answer 15

chemical transmission of nerve impulses

Question 16

Katz

Answer 16

synaptic function at frog NMJ

Question 17

Rothman

Answer 17

vesicle transport in cells

Question 18

Scheckman

Answer 18

vesicle transport in cells

Question 19

Sudhof

Answer 19

vesicle transport in cells

Question 20

You can use Poisson when

Answer 20

Probability of release is low, number of possible release sites is high

Question 21

GCaMP

Answer 21

genetically encoded calcium indicator, made up of EGFP, Calmodulin, and M13

Question 22

Thy1

Answer 22

widely expressed in neurons, so good to use to promote GCaMP to detect neuronal activity