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Proceedings Of The First Rhode Island Shellfish Conference, Michael Rice, Mary Grady, Malia Schwartz Aug 1990

Proceedings Of The First Rhode Island Shellfish Conference, Michael Rice, Mary Grady, Malia Schwartz

Michael A Rice

Papers from presentations at the conference

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Thermodynamic Extent Of Counterion Release Upon Binding Oligolysines To Single-Stranded Nucleic Acids., David Mascotti, Timothy Lohman Mar 1990

Thermodynamic Extent Of Counterion Release Upon Binding Oligolysines To Single-Stranded Nucleic Acids., David Mascotti, Timothy Lohman

David P. Mascotti

A major contribution to the binding free energy associated with most protein-nucleic acid complexes is the increase in entropy due to counterion release from the nucleic acid that results from electrostatic interactions. To examine this quantitatively, we have measured the thermodynamic extent of counterion release that results from the interaction between single-stranded homopolynucleotides and a series of oligolysines, possessing net charges z = 2-6, 8, and 10. This was accomplished by measuring the salt dependence of the intrinsic equilibrium binding constants--i.e., (delta log Kobs/delta log[K+])--over the range from 6 mM to 0.5 M potassium acetate. These data provide a rigorous …

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Segregation Distortion In Inheritance Of Progressive Rod Cone Degeneration (Prcd) In Miniature Poodle Dogs, Gregory M. Acland, Susan Halloran-Blanton, Joann A. Boughman, Gustavo D. Aguirre Feb 1990

Segregation Distortion In Inheritance Of Progressive Rod Cone Degeneration (Prcd) In Miniature Poodle Dogs, Gregory M. Acland, Susan Halloran-Blanton, Joann A. Boughman, Gustavo D. Aguirre

Gustavo D. Aguirre, VMD, PhD

Segregation distortion was observed in inheritance of progressive rod–cone degeneration (prcd) in a colony of Miniature Poodle dogs. Breeding results, from both retrospective records and prospectively planned matings, were classified into five mating types: (1) affected to affected, (2) homozygous normal sire to any dam, (3) heterozygous to heterozygous, (4) heterozygous sire to affected dam, and (5) affected sire to heterozygous dam. For all but the last category, results were in accord with mendelian expectations for autosomal-recessive inheritance. However, litters of mating type 5 had fewer affected pups (20/77) than expected. The observed segregation ratio for this mating type (0.26) …

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Patterns Of Ionic Currents Around The Developing Oocyte Of The Cockroach, Blattella Germanica., Joseph Kunkel Dec 1989

Patterns Of Ionic Currents Around The Developing Oocyte Of The Cockroach, Blattella Germanica., Joseph Kunkel

Joseph Kunkel

The development of patterns of current around vitellogenic oocytes of the cockroach, Blattella germanica, was examined by means of a two-dimensional vibrating probe. Previtellogenic oocytes exhibited small unstable currents. Shortly after vitellogenic uptake began (oocytes 0.6-0.8 mm anterior to posterior) currents were either all inward or all outward at the plane of measuiement. A dorsoventral pattern of currents was first observed around oocytes a little larger than 0.8 mm. Current exited dorsally (source) and entered ventrally (sink). In these oocytes source and sink were small, less than half the anterior-posterior length. As oocytes grew, relative sizes of source and sink …

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