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A male and female giraffe live on a small island in the Indian Ocean. One giraffe has a long neck and one has a short neck. On the island grow many tall trees and many short trees. The trees are the giraffes’ only source of food. The giraffe with the […]

Dr. James Cebulski has obtained two true-breeding strains of mice, each homozygous for an independently discovered recessive mutation that prevents the formation of hair on the body. The discoverer of one of the mutant strains calls his mutation naked, and the other researcher calls her strain hairless. To determine whether […]

1. Are the controls in this experiment, positive or negative controls? How do you know? (what is the purpose of each)? 2. Which bacterial plates contained oxidase positive bacteria? Which plates contained oxidase negative bacteria? Were the colonies from the plates similar? How do you interpret the colony growth? 3. […]

Assignment: Gene Technology Gene technology carries with it social and ethical implications-many of which engender personal views and discussion. Select one of the following biotechnology topics to write about: • Genetically modified crop plants• Genetically modified microorganisms• Genetically modified animals• Personal genomics and / or personalized medicine for humans• Gene […]