Biology and Genetics

You are encouraged to work in groups on these problems, but you should write you

You are encouraged to work in groups on these problems, but you should write your own answers - do not copy directly from classmates or any other source. Please show your work and…

You are encouraged to work in groups on these problems, but you should write you

You are encouraged to work in groups on these problems, but you should write your own answers - do not copy directly from classmates or any other source. Please show your work and…

You are encouraged to work in groups on these problems, but you should write you

You are encouraged to work in groups on these problems, but you should write your own answers - do not copy directly from classmates or any other source. Please show your work and…

You are enjoying some “inside” time in the office of the consulting firm that yo

You are enjoying some “inside” time in the office of the consulting firm that you work for, when your boss comes to you frantically looking for answers. A client is in her office …

You are examing the DNA sequences that code for the enzymephosphofructokinase in

You are examing the DNA sequences that code for the enzymephosphofructokinase in skunks and komodo dragons. You notice thatthe coding sequence (exon) that actually directs the seq…

You are examining 3 genes A, B, & D. You cross 2 true breeding lines in your par

You are examining 3 genes A, B, & D. You cross 2 true breeding lines in your parental generation to produce a heterozygous F1. You cross an F1 female to a test male to produce…

You are examining 3 genes A, B, & D. You cross 2 true breeding lines in your par

You are examining 3 genes A, B, & D. You cross 2 true breeding lines in your parental generation to produce a heterozygous F1. You cross an F1 female to a test male to produce…

You are examining a newly discovered organism that you found living in an extrem

You are examining a newly discovered organism that you found living in an extremely hot environment. You notice that its cellular membrane has a relatively low level of cholestero…

You are examining an ecosystem of smooth cordgrass (Spartina altemifiora) and ar

You are examining an ecosystem of smooth cordgrass (Spartina altemifiora) and are examining the herbivores that are feeding on it. You observe that the herbivores move up and down…

You are examining correlations reported in a study. Results show that Group A ha

You are examining correlations reported in a study. Results show that Group A has a correlation of: r = -0.46 with a 'p' value of .06; Group B has a correlation of: r = 0.52 with …

You are examining linkage between the genes that contribute to vampire teeth mor

You are examining linkage between the genes that contribute to vampire teeth morphology L_long teeth Il short teeth You cross a true breeding vampire that has long, yellow teeth t…

You are examining long-term potentiation in two groups of hippocampal neurons: c

You are examining long-term potentiation in two groups of hippocampal neurons: control and treated. You induce lasting LTP in the control cells after repetitive high-frequency sti…

You are examining the DNA sequences that code for the enzyme phosphofructokinase

You are examining the DNA sequences that code for the enzyme phosphofructokinase in skinks and Komodo dragons. You notice that the coding sequence that actually directs the sequen…

You are examining the behavior of two centrosomal proteins Centrin and Cep 192 b

You are examining the behavior of two centrosomal proteins Centrin and Cep 192 by FRAP analysis. Both proteins are expressed as GFP-tagged for ms, which localize to the centrosome…

You are examining the binding of a short peptide antigen to the antigen-binding

You are examining the binding of a short peptide antigen to the antigen-binding site of an antibody. The amino acid sequence of the peptide is: Ala-Cys-Phe-Gly-Leu-Val-Pro-His-Gln…

You are examining the binding of a short peptide antigen to the antigen-binding

You are examining the binding of a short peptide antigen to the antigen-binding site of an antibody The amino acid sequence of the peptide is: Ala-Cys-Phe-Gly-Leu-Val-Pro-His-Gln …

You are examining the phylogenic relationship of a newly discovered plant specie

You are examining the phylogenic relationship of a newly discovered plant species (Species 2). You amplify the RUBISCO barcode and sequence the DNA. After entering your sequence i…

You are examining the phylogenic relationship of a newly discovered plant specie

You are examining the phylogenic relationship of a newly discovered plant species (Species 2). You amplify the RUBISCO barcode and sequence the DNA. After entering your sequence i…

You are exploring a distant planet. When your spaceship is in a circular orbit a

You are exploring a distant planet. When your spaceship is in a circular orbit at a distance of 630 km above the planet's surface, the ship's orbital speed is 5200 m/s .By observi…

You are exploring in a remote location along Earth\'s equator, and you find the

You are exploring in a remote location along Earth's equator, and you find the arrangement of neatly carved stone pillars shown in the attached image. (a) From the center, in what…

You are free to discuss this material with anyone and consult any source (credit

You are free to discuss this material with anyone and consult any source (credit must be given with a proper citation to the source). You may work collectively but written work MU…

You are genetic counselor, and a couple comes to you with concerns that if they

You are genetic counselor, and a couple comes to you with concerns that if they have a child together, he or she could have sickle-cell anemia. Genetic tests reveal that both the …

You are getting ready to leave the lab. You lift your pencil to put it in your b

You are getting ready to leave the lab. You lift your pencil to put it in your book bag. Then, you lift your lab book and place it in your book bag. Which scenario resulted from t…

You are getting ready to leave the lab. You lift your pencil to put it in your b

You are getting ready to leave the lab. You lift your pencil to put it in your book bag. Then, you lift your lab book and place it in your book bag. Which scenario resulted from t…

You are getting ready to leave the lab. You lift your pencil to put it in your b

You are getting ready to leave the lab. You lift your pencil to put it in your book bag. Then, you lift your lab book and place it in your book bag. Which scenario resulted from t…

You are getting ready to leave the lab. You lift your pencil to put it in your b

You are getting ready to leave the lab. You lift your pencil to put it in your book bag. Then, you lift your lab book and place it in your book bag. Which scenario resulted from t…

You are given 1 plant bearing red flowers, and 1 plant bearing yellow flowers. Y

You are given 1 plant bearing red flowers, and 1 plant bearing yellow flowers. You are not told anything else about the plants, and you do not have any other plants of this specie…

You are given 10ml of a DNA stock solution that has 1.0mg target DNA/mL. The tar

You are given 10ml of a DNA stock solution that has 1.0mg target DNA/mL. The target DNA molecule is 2.9kb in length. Describe a set os serial dilutions that would yield a standard…

You are given 2 pure breeding stocks of a certain plant. One has white flowers,

You are given 2 pure breeding stocks of a certain plant. One has white flowers, and the other has purple flowers. 1. when these two are bred together, all of the resulting plants …

You are given a 10 X protein gel running buffer (Tris/Glycine/SDS). Make 800 ml

You are given a 10 X protein gel running buffer (Tris/Glycine/SDS). Make 800 ml for electrophoresis of your samples on a SDS-PAGE gel. 10. You have 10 uL off protein samples to an…

You are given a 1:100 dilution of a suspension of a recently isolated bacterioph

You are given a 1:100 dilution of a suspension of a recently isolated bacteriophage able to lyse E. coli strain B. You then make four, successive 1/10 dilutions of this dilution. …

You are given a Tube of contaminated water. The number of bacteria in the tube a

You are given a Tube of contaminated water. The number of bacteria in the tube are too many to count. You prepare a tenfold dilutions in 5 tubes, so that #1 has 1:10 dilution, tub…

You are given a culture (Tube A) of unknown concentration. You make the followin

You are given a culture (Tube A) of unknown concentration. You make the following sequential dilutions: a. Transfer 2 ml of culture from Tube A to 38 ml of diluent in beaker B. Mi…

You are given a data of another population of the same species of purple orchid,

You are given a data of another population of the same species of purple orchid, which initially (generation 0) contain 200 seedlings, 200 first-years, and 200 second-years, and a…

You are given a drink that you are told is sweetened with either maltose or lact

You are given a drink that you are told is sweetened with either maltose or lactose. Using the following resources explain how you would test if the drink was sweetened with eithe…

You are given a flask of bacterial cell suspension with a concentration of 1.6 x

You are given a flask of bacterial cell suspension with a concentration of 1.6 x 1012 cfu/ml. You have been asked to make a single dilution SERIES from which you select the approp…

You are given a flask with liquid media containing a population of S. pombe cell

You are given a flask with liquid media containing a population of S. pombe cells have a temperature sensitive mutation of a gene that causes complete loss of function of the gene…

You are given a flask with liquid media containing a population of S. pombe cell

You are given a flask with liquid media containing a population of S. pombe cells that have a temperature sensitive mutation of a gene that causes complete loss of function of the…

You are given a flask with liquid media containing a population of S. pombe cell

You are given a flask with liquid media containing a population of S. pombe cells have a temperature sensitive mutation of a gene that causes complete loss of function of the gene…

You are given a flask with standard liquid media containing a population of S. p

You are given a flask with standard liquid media containing a population of S. pombe cells that have a temperature sensitive mutation of a gene that causes complete loss of functi…

You are given a mixed culture of 3 bacteria - Methicillin- resistant Staphylococ

You are given a mixed culture of 3 bacteria - Methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Escherichia coli and Enterobacter aerogenes. Assume that Escherichia coli can fe…

You are given a mixture of two bacteria populations (pop A and popB) in a test t

You are given a mixture of two bacteria populations (pop A and popB) in a test tube. One of the populations of bacteria is E.Coli.After performing a gram staining tests, the resul…

You are given a piece of smooth muscle tissue, you stimulate it with Norepinephr

You are given a piece of smooth muscle tissue, you stimulate it with Norepinephrine and find the muscle responds with contractions. Your hypothesis is that the muscle contraction …

You are given a plasmid that could be one of three different plasmids and asked

You are given a plasmid that could be one of three different plasmids and asked to identify it based on the plasmid maps in the figure below. You perform a couple of RE digest of …

You are given a relatively hydrophobic polymer with PEG chains covalently attach

You are given a relatively hydrophobic polymer with PEG chains covalently attached to its surface (with the attachment occurring at one end of each chain). What do you expect to b…

You are given a sample containing two proteins in phosphate-buffered saline: Pro

You are given a sample containing two proteins in phosphate-buffered saline: Protein A (pI value 8.4) and Protein B (pI value 7.0). You wish to separate this protein mixture by io…

You are given a sample of plant tissue and asked to identify the typo of tissue

You are given a sample of plant tissue and asked to identify the typo of tissue and its location in the plant. Using your microscope. You notice two distinct layers of cells. One …

You are given a sample of plant tissue and asked to identify the typo of tissue

You are given a sample of plant tissue and asked to identify the typo of tissue and its location in the plant. Using your microscope. You notice two distinct layers of cells. One …

You are given a sample of template (cDNA) and you want to amplify and clone the

You are given a sample of template (cDNA) and you want to amplify and clone the following sequence (333bp ORF, see below)-into the vector from question 1 above- in bacteria. You i…

You are given a sample of unknown Bacilus subtilus and need to find out the cell

You are given a sample of unknown Bacilus subtilus and need to find out the cell concentration of the original sample. Describe your experimental design. Draw out a dilution map t…