The RAD9 gene controls the cell cycle response to DNA damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Porco, S. et al. Dioxygenase-encoding AtDAO1 gene controls IAA oxidation and homeostasis in Arabidopsis.
Nishida, A. et al. Otx2 homeobox gene controls retinal photoreceptor cell fate and pineal gland development.
Pleiotropy refers to the phenomenon in which a single gene controls several distinct, and seemingly unrelated, phenotypic effects.
The fourth gene controls the production of a fluorescent protein, so the pulses of fluorescence indicate the periodic output of the clock.
Larsson, A. S., Landberg, K. & Meeks-Wagner, D. R. The TERMINAL FLOWER2 (TFL2) gene controls the reproductive transition and meristem identity in Arabidopsis thaliana.
One gene one enzyme hypothesis, idea advanced in the early 1940s that each gene controls the synthesis or activity of a single enzyme.
Grotewold, E., Drummond, B. J., Bowen, B. & Peterson, T. The myb-homologous P gene controls phlobaphene pigmentation in maize floral organs by directly activating a flavonoid biosynthetic gene subset.
Bort, R., Signore, M., Tremblay, K., Martinez Barbera, J. P. & Zaret, K. S. Hex homeobox gene controls the transition of the endoderm to a pseudostratified, cell emergent epithelium for liver bud development.
Rather than directly regulating carotenoid biosynthesis, the Or gene controls carotenoid accumulation by inducing the formation of chromoplasts, which provide a metabolic sink to sequester and deposit carotenoids.
Reliable housekeeping gene controls are critical for measuring and comparing gene expression at the transcription level by Northern blot and RT-PCR.
