Biotechnology allows the use of living organisms or their processes for human needs or purposes. Currently, this topic includes such general examples as cloning, stem cells (adult, umbilical cord, and embryonic), DNA fingerprinting, biological warfare, bioremediation, genetically modified organisms, vaccines, and transgenic plants and animals to name a few. In […]

The human ABO blood group is controlled by a single autosomal gene with three alleles, IA, IB and i. Individuals with either the IAIA or IAi genotypes have blood type A. Those with IBIB or IBi have blood type B. Those withIAIB have blood type AB, and those with ii […]

Question 1.1.&nbsp;Rank butane (CH3CH2CH2CH3), butanoic acid (CH3CH2CH2COOH), and pentane (CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3) in order of increasing boiling point. (From lowest to highest.) &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;butane < butanoic acid < pentane&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;butane < pentane < butanoic acid&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;butanoic acid < pentane < butane&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;pentane < butanoic acid < butane Question 2.2.&nbsp;Choose the equilibrium constant that indicates the […]

Hamptonium is a radioactive substance that decays into two parts Monctonium and one part St. Johnite (i.e. 3 units of Hamptonium decays into 2 units of Monctonium and 1 unit of St. Johnite) . Hamptonium has a half-life of 1 million years. We find a rock that contains 20 units […]