Question: You are studying the developmental events of the mouse and have identified a gene required for an…

You are studying the developmental events of the mouse and have
identified a gene required for anterior-posterior axis formation
(called HOX1) in which the mRNA is transcribed during hours 2 –
12.5 in the embryo, but the translated protein is only seen from
hours 4-6.5. It was also found that a small RNA was present from
hours 4 – 6.5 that was homologous to the mRNA for HOX1. Explain the
mechanism by which these events can be explained and provide the
details of the mechanism by which it occurred.