We believed that Wcop40 expression would increase after damage was induced because it shared a similar double peak expression pattern to Rad51 (a gene involved in the DNA response pathway) during conjugation.
We believed it would increase because it shared a similar double peak expression pattern to Rad51 (a gene known to be involved in DNA damage repair) during conjugation
Great presentation! Are there any possible explanations for why the Wcop40 expression decreased after DNA damage instead of increased?
The only explanation I can think of is that since it is not involved in DNA damage repair it is downregulated for metabolic efficiency
Why did you think that Wcop40 expression would increase after damage was induced?
We believed that Wcop40 expression would increase after damage was induced because it shared a similar double peak expression pattern to Rad51 (a gene involved in the DNA response pathway) during conjugation.
We believed it would increase because it shared a similar double peak expression pattern to Rad51 (a gene known to be involved in DNA damage repair) during conjugation