Allele frequency

Albinism is a rare genetic condition characterized by the reduced pigmentation in a person’s hair, skin, and eyes. In most variations of the disorder, it is an autosomal recessive condition, an albino individual would have to inherit the recessive allele from both parents. This condition has been of particular intrigue to me ever since I had been introduced to the disorder when reading a novel where the main character suffered from albinism. Even though this character had suffered extreme…

CHAPTER 4 PSO AND GA TECHNIQUE 4.1 Moth Flame Optimization In the proposed MFO algorithm, I assumed that the candidate solutions are moths and the problem’s variables are the position of moths in the space. Therefore, the moths can fly in 1-D, 2-D, 3-D, or hyper dimensional space with changing their position vectors. Since the MFO algorithm is a population-based algorithm. It should be noted here that moths and flames are both solutions. The difference between them is the way we treat and…

List 8: 1. Evolutionary Psychology (p.43): This is a branch of psychology that focuses on how the behavior of people has evolved over time. It specifically focuses on the importance of natural selection or “survival of the fittest”. Our bodies have adapted over time in order to help us do certain behaviors that allow us to survive and reproduce. I found this concept interesting when it mentioned the physical characteristics of both genders today are related to the behaviors that our ancestors…

1. Objective The objective of this lab is to test whether the dominant phenotype in flies is actually straight wings red-eyed using data stimulated from the FlyLab software. Hypothesis The mode of inheritance in flies is that red eyed, straight winged flies are the wildtype characteristics that are autosomal dominant and white-eyed, vestigial wings are the mutated characteristics. 2. Methods a. Performed a cross between a red-eyed straight winged female fly and a white-eyed, vestigial winged…

Gregor Mendel lived during the early 1820’s till the early 1840’s. He grew up on a farm in rural Austria, consequently education was not always the top priority. A teacher noticed his capabilities, and recommended a higher level of schooling, Gregor flourished in his studies, and became a monk. While being a monk, he was sent to a university in Vienna to further his studies. Mendel discovered genetics and heredity after experiments with a pea plant in his garden. He decided on pea plants based…

males to 4 females sex ratio treatment. After 7 days we will have to repeat the experiment but this time each focal males will be isolated within 24 hours for 7 days and measure the mounting events. We will use a different method for measuring the frequency of SSB and its impact using a behavioral assay on mating success in a biased male-ratio. For treatment three, 90 males will be place into 1 to 1 ratio in a 24 hour isolation period for 7 days with varying levels of food availability. After 7…

Meghan was two when her father was diagnosed with Huntington's. At the time, she didn't understand what that was. In 2006, in College, while pouring herself some lemonade, she spilled the pitcher and knocked her glass on the floor. When her mother was helping her clean up the mess, Meghan told her she thought she had Huntington's disease. Her mother has seen the symptoms for a few years, and she finally told her that she knew. Then she went to get her test done (Caring Voice Coalition).…

Review Questions # 5 2. Distinguish between autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive disorders and provide a couple examples of each. When dealing with genetic disorders its important to understand how they are inherited. There are two ways a child can inherited a genetic disorder from their parents. Autosomal dominant disorder is where one parent has a genetic disorder in which it has already manifested such as familial hypercholesterolaemia, marfan’s syndrome, and…

mouse passes a dominant allele, the offspring will have black fur.” Having this hypothesis allows us to begin the experiment and come to the conclusion as to whether or not the results will either support or refute the hypothesis. For the first part of the experiment students are to predict and confirm the offspring of two mice homozygous for black fur. Now, in order to proceed identifying an unfamiliar term is key. Homozygous refers to having the same or identical alleles. With this in mind,…

Chromosomal inheritance relates to how a person has 2 sets of chromosomes, 46 in total, that they inherited their parents. Chromosomes carry the genes, particularly the alleles that the offspring inherit. Gregor Mendel had no understanding of chromosomes when conducting his studies. He experimented and tested peas and discovered that some genes were dominated (showed up) while others were recessive (hidden). What he didn’t know was that chromosomes contained the genes that were responsible for…