Q1. How would you answer to a person who argued that there is nothing to worry about because natural systems, through natural succession, will heal the wounds of human activities and restore the balance of nature? Q2. A cell whose cytoplasm has a concentration of 0.2 molar glucose is placed […]

1. How are microsatellite markers scored (what are the alleles)?2. Why are microsatellites codominant markers?3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using RFLP, AFLP, and microsatellite markers? If you don’t know any sequence information for the organism, which marker do you want to use?4. How does the modern Sanger […]

A male and female giraffe live on a small island in the Indian Ocean. One giraffe has a long neck and one has a short neck. On the island grow many tall trees and many short trees. The trees are the giraffes’ only source of food. The giraffe with the […]

Question: By studying a large population of sego lilies (calochortus nuttallii) on the side of kinport peak, your colleague is interested in knowing the degree to which global climate change is affecting natural populations in Idaho. Her hypothesis is that a rare drought tolerant variant(genotype dd) might be increasing in frequency […]