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A man with a cleft chin marries a normal-chined woman and they have 10 children, all with cleft chins. a.) Can you be sure the man is homozygous? Explain. b.) If the 11th child has a cleft chin, will that prove that the father is homozygous? Explain. c.) Assume that […]

Case Study Calculations: Calculate the client’s target heart rate using the Karvonen formula. Training Program: Design a 12-week periodized training program for the client described in the Client Profile. Be very specific as you design the training program. This is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your full comprehension of […]

Some species of fungi show maternal inheritance of mitochondrial alleles after meiosis. Other fungal species show “mixed” inheritance, that is most haploid progeny possess mitochondrial genomes from both parents. In many cases, the maternal inheritance correlates with female gametes that are larger in size, while mixed inheritance is usually seen […]

Insulin is released from pancreatic b cells when blood glucose levels increase and glucagon is released from pancreatic a cells when blood glucose levels decrease. Blood glucose concentration is tightly controlled and at the basic level it appears that glucose binds to GLUT2 receptors on b cells increasing the concentration […]