A cross between plants with red flowers and plants with white flowers produces plants with pink flowers. If two of these pink-flowered plants are crossed, what is the chance that pink-flowered plants will be produced? 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% or 100%
Just want to understand the genetics of what happens and why with punnet squares. The theory behind why it happens.
1)List the histological germ layers and describe organs originating from each layer. 2)Describe the differences between recessive, dominant, and co dominant genetic traits. Thanks Maria
Hemophilia is caused by a mutation in a gene on the x chromosomes. Draw a pedigree of a family where one daughter and one son of the couple's children has hemophilia. The other two children are not hemophiliac. Describe how one might figure out if these two have a chance ( and what that chance is ) of passing hemophilia on to th
The fathers blood group is AB. The potential sons blood group is B mother is blood group A. 1) Draw a mating/ cross diagram to show what the mothers geno type would be in respect to ABO blood group. 2) work out the probability that the child she conceived with the father would have a B blood group, please show f
As technology advances, the issue of "designer babies" and gene therapy seem to become a very real issue. In your opinion, do you think we should explore "modifying" genes? If so, in which cases? What do you think about the implications for altering genes for health reasons (e.g., a genetic disorder) vs. altering genes for co
Part 1: Genetics â?" From Genes to Proteins, Mutations (Chapter 10) Overview: Genetic information in DNA is transcribed to RNA and then translated into the amino acid sequence of a Protein. A) Step 1 - Transcription: During the process of transcription, the information in the DNA codons of a gene is transcribed into RNA.
I need help with analyzing the biological and humanistic approaches to personality. o Use Maslow's hierarchy of needs to discuss the extent to which growth needs influence personality formation. o Describe biological factors that influence the formation of personality. o Examine the relationship of biologica
What are the benefits of genetic engineering versus the potential risks? Do you think genetic engineering provides useful information for the scientific investigation of our natural world or do you think that we should not "mess with Mother Nature"?
Why is a phenotype not always a true reading a of the organism's genotype?
A couple is both phenotypically normal, but their son suffers from hemophilia. Draw a pedigree that shows the genotype of the 3 individuals. What fractions of their children are likely to suffer from hemophilia? What fractions are likely to be carriers?
Please view the attached file for proper formatting. In rabbits, coat colour is controlled by multiple alleles of a gene. The coat colour of an ordinary wild type rabbit is called agouti, where each coat hair has bands of grey, yellow and black. The allele for agouti is represented by the capital letter C. Chinchilla rabb
Biotechnology allows us to use living organisms or their processes for human needs or purposes. Currently, this topic includes such general examples as cloning, stem cells (adult, umbilical cord, and embryonic), DNA fingerprinting, biological warfare, bioremediation, genetically modified organisms, vaccines, and transgenic plant
Complete all three parts and answer all questions. Remember to turn in Punnett Square for Part 2. Part 1: Genetics â?" From Genes to Proteins, Mutations Overview: Genetic information in DNA is transcribed to RNA and then translated into the amino acid sequence of a Protein. A) Step 1 - Transcription: During the proces
1. Describe neurotransmitters in terms of what they are, their general function within the body, and their impact on behavior. 2. Discuss the connection between neurons and neurotransmitters. 3. Pick two neurotransmitters and discuss their general functions in our bodies. Also discuss each neurotransmitterâ??
Problem 1 A female mouse with yellow-mottled fur, eye-ear reduction and regular teeth was mated to a male mouse with dark gray fur, normal eye-ear size and irregular teeth. The F1 females were all wild type, that is, dark gray fur, normal eye-ear size and regular teeth. The F1 males had yellow-mottled fur, eye-ear reduction a
Please explain the biological ethics with the following: According to insurance providers they believe their companies are unfairly having to insure people with high probability of inheriting debilitative diseases. My question.. Can certain types of DNA screening protect individuals from these discriminatory actions?
We Select a clinical problem with a genetic component (i.e. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Type I and HLA-DQ) in our area of interest. We can pick an existing paradigm or be creative and speculative. Just pick a gene or loci that has clinical impact for either diagnostic or prognostic reasons. infectious diseases and most
Show, with examples, how the 'pyrosequencing' method has been useful for very high throughput applications.
Need help in writing a paper regarding the topic covered below. Make your argument out in terms of utilitarian and eontological considerations The Genetic Testing Program at Burlington Northern Railway set the standard for what NOT to do. Railroad Agrees to Stop Gene-Testing Workers By Sarah Schafer. What is the one
The solution describes a research article testing the role of telomeres in cancer in mice. These questions are specifically addressed: (1) What is telomerase and what is it's role (2) Phenotypes of p53 knockout in mouse and humans- how do they differ? (3) Difference between carcinoma and sarcoma (4) Breakage-fusi
Working on my lab report in which we studied human variation. My partner and I were each heterzygous Rr and Rr One of us was the male and one the female Each of us flipped the coin with R on one side and r on the other. the following are the results. Our biobaby is a girl Round face RR Curly Hair RR no widows pea
Describe the structure and function of DNA as the molecule of inheritance. DESCRIBE the structure of DNA. DISCUSS how the structure of DNA allows it to serve as the basis for inheritance. EXAMINE how meiosis allows DNA to be divided into gametes. DESCRIBE how this relates to Gregor Mendel's inheritance patterns.
What are start codon, stop codon and reading frame? How was the alkaptonuria (black urine disease) mutation identified? How did human populations adapt to alcohol consumption and how did they adapt to milk consumption in adult life? Hello I am writing a paper and want to clarify some of these topics. I am not
What is the ABO and rhesus blood group systems? Why is blood that is not correctly matched destroyed if transfused into a mismatched donor?
Please Explain Each Problem (Excerpted from attachment) 1: The term phenotype refers to the _________ of an individual. 2: With respect to sickle cell anemia, I write that the genotype of an individual is AS. Which of the following statements are true? 3: If, in the Hershey Chase experiment, only 35S entered the bacter
The role of parents in the lives of the developing child would seem to be pretty obvious. But whether parenting matters has been an issue of some controversy. In the provocative book the Nurture Assumption, Judith harris (1998) argues that what parents do does not make a difference in their children's behavior. Spank them, hug t
What leadership elements within different positions support or hinder the change effort in the Gene One scenario? What factors of the business you researched do you think could be implemented in Gene One to make its change effort more successful? After analyzing Gene One's options for its future, answer the following ques
You are attending a conference on sustainable development in low-income countries at Colorado Technical University. During your lunch break, you walk to the cafeteria and notice that one vendor is advertising "GMO-free" food. You purchase and enjoy a sandwich from this vendor. Later that day, you decide to do some research on ge
Suppose you are working in a research lab investigating the expression of the enzyme hexokinase in Drosophila. Specifically, you are interested in expression patterns of this enzyme in Drosophila in the larval stage vs. the adult fly stage. After collecting data from both larvae and adult flies, your analyses indicate that the