Case study jack and Diane R., a 25-year-old newlywed couple, reported to the emergency room with abdominal pain and diarrhea of 4 days’ duration. They stated that they initially thought they “picked up a summer stomach flu” because they recently returned from a 5-day camping trip. Jack added, “We were […]

You just bought two black guinea pigs from the pet store that are known to be heterozygous (Bb). You also know that black fur (BB) is dominant over white fur (bb), and that a lethal recessive allele is located only one cM away from the recessive b allele. You decide […]

Wild type e. coli can synthesize all 20 common amino acids, but some mutants, called amino acid auxotrophs, are unable to synthesize a specific amino acid and require its addition to the culture medium for optimal growth. Besides their role is protein sythesis, some amino acids are also precursers for […]

Ocean Systems According to the law of conservation of energy, energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can change from one form to another 1. A boy doing a cannonball into the pool. He went from potential to kinetic energy, where did his kinetic energy go? 2. A plant […]