2007-03-27 09:01:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
1) a lizard's tail and a sheep's anatomy are entirely different. A lizard's tail probably grows again because of many factors working together, and not determined only by genes. I mean, there are mecchanisms that promote and facilitate very rapid cell division and growth of tissues, especially in the tail area so that the organ can be regenerated.
2) therefore you can't make that "grow-again" characteristic in lizards count for sheep as well because for starters it is affecting different body parts, and also because the cell biology of a sheep is different from that of a lizard (i.e. regeneration of organs is not promoted in sheep).
2007-03-31 07:04:24 · answer #1 · answered by Eevaya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not an expert on this, nor I'm a biology major bur i think i can answer...... If the gene that cause lizards' tail to regrow when trans plated to sheep will not give you same effect i think..
because first the lizard tail and sheep's mutton legs.. or let's say sheep's tail doesn't have same structure. lizard's tail is only composed of fats while sheep has muscles and bone.. i and i guess its easier to re grower a fats based tail than a tail that has a bone and muscles with it.. get what i mean...
2007-03-27 13:02:01 · answer #2 · answered by mayla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know, but I would hate to have to swap my Sunday Leg Of Lamb for Tail Of Lizard. It just would not go with the roast potatoes and parsnips! And what wine would go with lizard? Red or white?
2007-04-03 07:45:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems unlikely, however I am sceptical when I say that about science. I am sure there are people out there looking at this process, similarly to this is the stem cell research.I think that it would not be as easy as swapping one gene, as there sould be multiple genes and transcription factors that need to be considered, there are a lot of processes that would have to be adapted to meet requirements
I hope that makes sense.
2007-03-30 11:38:58 · answer #4 · answered by Tracey S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gene transplanted from sheep will not make its leg togrow and the gene may not express in sheep
2007-04-04 08:24:59 · answer #5 · answered by ammar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I aggree with eevaya
2007-04-01 22:34:18 · answer #6 · answered by Genetikçi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, only more lambs tails :-)
2007-03-27 10:05:24 · answer #7 · answered by Steve B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋