Talk:Null allele

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Citations

The first paragraph is pulled directly from a textbook word-for-word. I see this article is part of a WikiProject, does that mean that the author of that textbook is contributing to the article and so that is acceptable? Or should I re-word the paragraph and add a citation?Jcswint (talk) 04:07, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

You should completely rework that first section. It should not be a direct copy-paste from any source. It's ok to cite textbooks, especially for general overview and background information. Jmsutton2 (talk) 15:54, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Possibly?

"one different base pair, possibly due to genetic mutation" Possibly? What else than a genetic mutation?

Fixed by deleting "possibly" Dr d12 22:37, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

The point is that the mutation should lead to a non-functional version of the protein. Then, and only then it is a null allele. Layraud 11:23, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Your internal wiki links in the See Also Section are good. To expand your article you may look in to some research on pseudogenes. That would be a great way to include more scientific evidence and explain the process more in depth. Jmsutton2 (talk) 15:50, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

typo?

A mutant allele that produces no protein is called a protein null (shown by Western analysis), and one that produces to RNA is called an RNA null Is "no RNA" meant rather than "to RNA"? Nagelfar 21:38, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, fixed typo Dr d12 22:23, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Joey's Peer Review

First off, if your first paragraph is taken directly from a textbook, textbooks are usually produced for profit and therefore the intellectual property cannot be given away for free on here. I would just reword it, even on the offchance that it's fine. You need a citation for the O blood type example. Under "Parentage Analysis" you mention that a homozygous parent produced offspring with a different homozygous genotype. How is this possible? If this is a null allele effect, you need to mention that, and preferably explain how this comes about(supported by the article?) Overall it reads pretty well and has a decent amount of information but ultimately needs elaboration. Jmmatthews5 (talk) 18:10, 17 November 2017 (UTC)