Genotype

In every living organism there are all sorts of elements that help with our genetic make-up. Genetics are made from “the biochemical basis of heredity consisting of codons in DNA and RNA that determine the specific amino acid sequence in proteins” (Webster Dictionary). These genes are like the instructions in a manual that explain everything about us like our hair color, eye color, rather we’ll be tall or short, our pigmentation, and also what kind of genetic disease’s we may inherit or if we’ll…

Polyploidy in plants play a major role in evolutionary and genetic studies. Polyploidy is characterized by the presence of multiple sets of genomes in the same organism. It is one of the major causes of speciation; thus, is it plays a major evolutionary role in angiosperm development. Its genome undergoes remarkable changes in function and structure through genetic and epigenetic changes. Epigenetic changes are mediated by RNA and chromatic remodeling and occur vie regulatory pathways. Genetic…

catalog of human genes and genetic disorders and traits, with primary focus on the molecular relationship between the genetic variation and phenotypic expression (Using OMIM, n.d.). Therefore, OMIM focuses on the relationship between phenotype and genotype. OMIM is used primarily by physicians, professionals concerned with genetic disorders, genetics researchers, and advanced science and medical students. The OMIM database is open to the public users seeking information about a personal…

An infant is born to two parents. The father has type A blood and the mother has type B blood. A sample of the infant’s blood is sent for blood typing. When the infant’s blood is subjected to forward typing, there is no agglutination. When back-typing is performed, the infant’s serum causes agglutination with both type A and type B RBCs. Which of the following is the most likely interpretation of these results? A. The infant has type A blood. B. The infant has type AB blood. C. The infant has…

25. What is meta-analysis? Meta-analysis is a method used in psychology that analyzes the results of every research trial that is used within a certain subject to determine the effectiveness of a particular therapy (Weis, 2014) 26. Why are high rates of comorbidity considered to be a problem or limitation of the DSM-5? High rates of comorbidity, the diagnosis of several disorders, are considered to be a limitation of the DSM-5 because it reveals the extreme overlap in symptoms that are…

genes. Cotton is an often cross-pollinated crop. In natural conditions, cross pollination occurs to the extent of 5-20 percent. Growing of coloured and white cotton in the vicinity will enhance the chance of contamination of white lint genotypes with coloured genotypes and vice-versa. Contamination may occur in three ways, viz. (1) through natural out crossing with white cotton, (2) during ginning, and (3) during de-linting. Growing of white cotton in the field in which coloured cotton was grown…

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In this genotype, the most notable chromosome would be the 21st. Chromosome 21 is a very small chromosome, one of the smallest in fact. Despite this, two prominent syndromes are related to genes on it; Alzheimer’s disease and down syndrome, both causing intellectual impediments. Alzheimer’s causes dementia and its effects worsen over time, while down syndrome causes delays in physical and mental growth. As I said, chromosome 21 is one of the smallest chromosomes in the human body and…

Brassica rapa is a Wisconsin fast plant which is as well a member of the mustard family. These plants are considered fast plants because they develop very quickly, flowering in 13-18 days and completing their entire reproductive cycle in about 35 days. With these Wisconsin fast plants we observed the happening of Gregor Mendel’s principles of inheritance patterns. Starting off, some history of Gregor Mendel is that he was an Austrian monk who studied the inheritance of seven different traits in…

All species have variation which can lead to natural selection. Those organisms that are best fit for their environment survive, reproduce, and pass on their genes to their offspring. Over time the genotypes (and therefore phenotypes) of a population can change to reflect the beneficial genes that have accumulated in that population. Students will also develop their graphing skills through the data presentation portion of the lab. There is a scenario that students must use to define important…