For each of the SLP assignments, you will be provided with a hypothetical experimental scenario or data. These assignments are more opened-ended than the case assignments. You will speculate about possible explanations and the ways they might be tested, but be sure to that your hypotheses are grounded in accepted […]

The genotype frequencies of a two allele polymorphism were measured from a sample of 200 individuals. The results were: Genotype A/A A/B B/B Frequencies 0.0 0.4 0.6 Does this represent a significant departure from the Hardy-Weinberg ratios? Further studies show that the absence of the A/A genotype is due to […]

1) Since calcium and magnesium salts of fatty acids are insoluble in water, how would you expect this to affect the usefulness of soap in hard water? 2) If you were to make soap (using 4 grams of lard, 2 mL of 7.8 M sodium hydroxide & boiling it) and […]

Addresses the following course goals and objectives: Use knowledge of biological principles to ask relevant questions about the natural world make observations and discriminate between scientific and pseudoscientific explanations a) Genetically modified food. What is the purpose of human-made genetic recombinations in food? Are foods that contain genes resulting from artificial […]