Genotype

Contrary to what one would expect based on the title of her book, The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It, Ricki Lewis pens a narrative science focused on the milestones in the history of gene therapy, not just one success story (Lewis, 2012). Corey Haas, the boy who regained his vision after being sentenced to a life of blindness, is only one of the medical miracles mentioned; the book also devotes itself to presenting the theory and procedures behind gene therapy. As a…

Animals such as farm animals have been engineered to resist disease, grow faster, and reproduce better than past generations. Adding a trait that can fasten the process of breeding the desired genotype can be created into that current generation instead of having to wait for that trait to be brought out or the offspring has to reach that maturity stage to bred. Saving animals that are near extinction can be saved by fast reproduction. Breeding…

Introduction: The Drosophila melanogaster, otherwise known as the common fruit fly has been a useful organism to the field of genetics. It has a relatively short generation time of approximately 10 days at 25 degrees Celsius, and yields a large amount of offspring. This results in large amounts of data over a short time period. In this lab, the purpose was to demonstrate how the Drosophila melanogaster is used in the field of genetics to study the inheritance of traits throughout the F1 and F2…

The study of epigenetics can greatly contribute to redefining ‘blackness’ and grafting a greater understanding of the history of the African descended peoples. Epigenetics is the study of genotypes and coded genotypic messages that have been influenced by external and environmental factors. Epigenetics has the power to map out the movement of African descended peoples, and also uncover the overlooked consequences of colonialism, enslavement…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is any group debilitating, progressive, and potentially fatal lung diseases that have increased resistance to air movement, prolongation of the expiratory phase of respiration, and loss of the normal elasticity of the lung (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2012). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Emphysema is when the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged. Chronic bronchitis is inflammation of the mucous…

Grant Application: Research into the effects of hybridization with coyotes on red wolf survival Matthew Owen, University of South Wales, UK Introduction and project rationale The red wolf (Canis rufus) is a critically endangered canid species that is endemic to the south-east regions of the United States. In the past, the wolves were widespread in numerous American states, but persecution and loss of habitat restricted them to the states of Louisiana and Texas where they then struggled…

The genotype ABCC11 is responsible for the secretion of many of the amino acids that constitute key body odorants. Without a functional ABCC11 allele, odorous molecules and their precursors are absent from axillary, or armpit, sweat and apocrine sweat glands…

many pathogens have evolved to resist the drugs that were designed to destroy them, making the products increasingly ineffective. This happens because the bacteria adapt to the environment due to natural selection. Then bacteria with the resistant genotype will reproduce and spread. Drug resistant pathogens are linked with the over prescription of antibiotics, as well as missing doses when taking antibiotics.[28] Inappropriate use of antibiotics has been linked to a number of causes, including…

Plants and animals can grow, survive and reproduce only within a specific range of climates and environments. Earth’s average temperature has risen by 1.5°F over the past century, and scientists predict that it will rise 0.5 to 8.6°F in the next hundred, or so years. Climate change can cause negative effects to the different environments on Earth. It can affect water supplies, agriculture, power and energy, transportation, and even the human race’s health and safety. Phenology is the timing of…

and daydreaming about all these different options that could potentially be a part of their future. Is this catalogue for houses? Or the latest and greatest furniture? No, this catalogue contains all the traits possibly available, phenotype and genotype that this couple wants their baby to have. This includes the gender, physical appearance, personality traits and talents that they want their baby to have. This catalogue is basically a way for parents to design their own babies by picking and…