1. Let’s say you have a trait (a phenotype) that is controlled by 1 gene (coat color) and 2 alleles (blue coat allele and red coat allele). The alleles are codominant, so a heterozygote is green. In a population of animals you see 100 red coat individuals, 100 blue coat […]

This is an awesome question, it’s not very often I get to listen to music for an answer! First, I’d be remiss (as an educator, student, and answer-er person) if I didn’t provide at least a basic definition of metonymy and (lyrical) paradox. Metonymy is a figure of speech where […]

1) One of Mendel’s key discoveries is:a) there are alternate versions of genes called alleles b) a diploid organism has two alleles of each genec) there are dominant and recessive allelesd) Law of Segregatione) all of the above2) In pea plant flowers, purple (P) is completely dominant to white (p). […]

Tracker Jackers In the book by Suzanne Collins and the movie, “The Hunger Games”, tracker jackers are wasps genetically engineered to 1.Track their victims 2.Inject a venom that attacks the fear center of the brain and acts as a hallucinogen l  How would you genetically engineer a tracker jacker? 1. […]