Uncategorized

1. The Mystery of Tissue Specificity. As a result of advanced genetic and molecular techniques, many germline mutations (inherited mutations passed down to offspring as opposed to somatic mutations acquired during the adult lifetime) associated with an increased risk of developing cancer have been identified(see the COSMIC database)Choose one germline […]

Some questions are easier than others but I would like to double check they are right please. Would appreciate if someone could help, I need to submit this by Monday. 1. Eye color is an X-linked gene and red is dominant to white in Drosophila. If I mate a red […]

You are studying the transport of amino acids across the intestinal epithelium. You set up an in-vitro system (see diagram below) that has a layer of intestinal epithelium separating two chambers. You can alter the contents of the two chambers and you can also remove and test samples of their […]

Each of the statements below is a hypothesis about why individuals of a particular kind of moth pull their forewings forward when poked. For each statement, label it (a) if it is a proximate hypothesis and (b) if it is an ultimate hypothesis. 1. The behavior is learned. 2. Wing […]