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Questions about genes

Duke Diener diener at netdoor.com
Sun Jun 9 09:07:50 EST 1996


Wai (Denny) Lee wrote:
> 
> I am a math major trying to do some work in genetics and I am having a
> real hard time with some symbolols.  Can anyone explai the difference
> between relA+, relA mutant and relA-?  Thanks. Please sent the reply to
> leew at rohan.sdsu.edu.

Sue me if I'm wrong but I believe it goes like this.

RelA is the trait.  RelA+ is an individual displaying the RelA trait.  
RelA mutant is an individual displaying a mutation of the RelA trait and 
RelA- is an individual that does not display the RelA trait.

Duke



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