Questions: 1)We often explain our behavior in terms of subjective feelings, motives, or reasons, but evolutionary explanations are based on reproductive fitness. What is the relationship between the two kinds of explanation? For instance, is a human explanation for behavior, such as “falling in love,” incompatible with an evolutionary explanation? […]

In Drosophila, “vermillion” is a an X-linked mutation which changes the eye color. This mutation is recessive and the wild type allele is dominant. Males with normal color of their eyes were mutagenized and then mated with vermillion-eyed females. The following progeny was obtained: 10, 007 males with vermillion eyes; […]

True and False 1) While phospholipids have two non polar side chains, mostdetergents have only one 2) The backbone of the membrane lipid sphingomyelin is one or moresugar residues rather than glycerol 3) During the syntehsis of PRPP the alpha and beta phosphate groupsof ATP are transfered to the c-1 […]

Lab- Punnett Squares PreLab Questions-1. Define the terms haploid and diploid.2. What information do we gain from doing a punnett square? 3. Define the term allele. 4. How many copies of each trait are contained in a single gamete? Post Lab Questions-5. If you mate two black flies what color(s) […]