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You are interested in a population of pangolins (scaly anteaters) and find that 49% of the individuals have the homozygous recessive genotype (pp) for a gene of interest. You also find that there are only two phenotypes for this trait, suggesting that the allele “P” is completely dominant over the […]

At a local hospital, a decision was made recently to downsize the nursing staff. The local television station sent a reporter and camera crew to interview the administrator regarding the impact of this action on patient care. After 20 minutes filming the interview, the reporter left. That evening a 15-second […]

Q1. 1. What are the benefits of genetic engineering versus the potential risks? 2. What are your personal thoughts on genetic engineering? Do you really think genetic engineering provides useful information for the scientific investigation of our natural world or do you think that we must not “mess with Mother […]

1.     In rumbunnies spock ears (D) are dominant to earless (d); red eyes (A) are dominant to blue eyes (a); and spinner eyes (E) are dominant nonspinner eyes (e). An individual heterozygous for all three alleles is testcrossed. a.     Forecast the phenotypic ratio for this cross. (Note: You can do a Punnet […]