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Jambo Invented a New Flexible Cover for a Popular Brand

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Jambo invented a new flexible cover for a popular brand of cellphone, but did not have the finances to begin production of the cover. Instead, he sold all his rights to the invention (after patenting it) for $450,000 plus $.10 for each cover sold by the company that purchased the patent. Jambo had a zero tax basis for the invention. What is the character of his gain from disposition of the patent?


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Histone Tails

Histone tails are the N-terminal extensions of histone proteins that protrude from the nucleosome and play a key role in regulating gene expression by undergoing various chemical modifications.

Nucleosome

A basic unit of DNA packaging in eukaryotes, consisting of a segment of DNA wound around a core of histone proteins.

Transcriptionally Inactive

Refers to a state where certain genes or portions of the genome are not being transcribed into RNA, possibly due to regulatory mechanisms or chromatin structure.

Inducible Operon

A segment of DNA that includes genes which are transcribed together in response to an environmental signal.

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