Genetics

Question 1

In a Philadelphia translocation, the ____ part of Chromosome # 9 joins with the ___ part of Chromosome # 22.

Answer 1

** Abl1 gene** on chromosome 9 to a part of the **BCR **(“breakpoint cluster region”) gene on chromosome 22

Question 2

Is the nitrogenous base attached to sugar or phosphate?

Answer 2

Sugar