In the plant Arabidoposis thaliana, a geneticist is interested in the development of trichomes (small projections) on the leaves. A large screen turns up two mutant plants (A and B) that have no trichomes, and these mutants seem to be potentially useful in studying trichome development. (If they are determined […]

Question: Kangaroo rats native to North American deserts have very efficient kidneys. They excrete an exceedingly small volume of highly-concentrated urine in order not to lose much water from their bodies. If you compare a desert kangaroo rat kidney and a human kidney you would see that the rat kidney has […]

Tay-Sachs is a recessive lethal disease in which there is neurological deterioration early in life. This disease is rare in the population overall but is found at relatively high frequency in Ashkenazi Jews from Central Europe. A woman (Mary) whose maternal uncle had the disease is trying to determine the probability that she […]

Blood Typing Introduction Blood typing is critical in medicine. If a person receives the wrong type of blood, they can die. The purpose of this virtual lab is to allow you to simulate determining the blood type of three patient. You will then have to decide what type of blood […]