In kumquat trees, plant height is determined by 3 genes as in our simplified model of polygenic inheritance. Each locus has a contributing allele and non-contributing allele. A tree with the genotype AABBCC grows to be 100 cm tall. The other homozygote grows to be 40 cm tall. What is […]

Assignment Choose 1 article cited in the Blair and Raver review that you can get full-text access to via the Wilson Library. This assignment requires you to read the assigned article and answer the questions outlined below in your own words. The purpose of the written assignment is to get […]

Explain (include a diagram if you wish) how the activity of protein kinase A (PKA) is regulated by binding of cAMP. Include in your explanation: •How the term “consensus sequence” (-RRX(S/T)Y-) relates to the activity of PKA where X is a small amino acid residue (e.g., G), and Y is […]

1. Identify a homeostatic imbalance (disease) of a joint or joints; 2. Describe the joint by its structural and functional classification; 3. Describe the type of movement that joint or joints exhibit; 4. Describe the symptoms of that disease; 5. Using Google (not Google Scholar), describe content from a source […]