genetics lab quiz, bioluminescence

gel electrophoresis filters based off what qualities 

charge, size, shape

what makes a molecule moves faster in the gel

smaller shape (compact), and shorter

what causes the loading dye to indicate the molecules

EtBr (ethidium bromide) is a dye that shows when put under UV light

name of crustacean and place of origin

Cypridina hilgendorfii, a bioluminescent ostracod crustacean naive to Japan, umi hotaru (sea fireflies) to the Japanese

the model Cypridina provides and the products/reactants

an enzyme system

• required components: luciferin and luciferase

• product: light

what can this model be used to research

effects of drugs, temperature, pressure, and other variables on enzymatic systems