Suppose that you have cloned and sequenced a gene that controls fruit size in strawberry.However,you do not know the function of the gene.
a)Describe how you could determine if this gene is also present in Arabidopsis (which has been fully sequenced).
b)Describe how you could determine if the gene is present in day lily (which has not been fully sequenced).
c)How could you determine a putative function for this gene?

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The Answer of Suppose that you have cloned and sequenced a gene that controls fruit size in strawberry.However,you do not know the function of the gene.
a)Describe how you could determine if this gene is also present in Arabidopsis (which has been fully sequenced).
b)Describe how you could determine if the gene is present in day lily (which has not been fully sequenced).
c)How could you determine a putative function for this gene?

Suppose That You Have Cloned and Sequenced a Gene That