Population genetics

Drosophilia. There I learned about the important research that is being done on these fruit flies throughout the country and the burgeoning science of genetic modification that has begun dominating laboratories across the country. This research focused in on the sensory receptors that the flies use to detect changes in humidity and temperature. Using genetic modification we could manipulate which genes expressed themselves and through extensive trials could uncover which genes are integral to…

to disagree to with one another worldwide. Eugenics and genetic engineering on humans is a topic that many believe crosses a major ethical boundary. Many scientists and ethicists believe that gene editing on human genes is unethical at certain degrees and it should not be done until the proper precautions have been overlooked and restrictions are made. Eugenics is the study of improving the qualities of the human species or human population, especially by such means where certain people with…

The incorporation of genetic alteration, also known as stem cell research, into Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein shows how the advanced plot reflects this debate. Over time, the concept of genetic science and cloning has evolved into something much more than it once was. To some of the public, genetic engineering has caused quite an uproar. Others, however, have never heard about it. The definition found in The Cloning Debate says, “Genetic Engineering: Changing an organism's genetic makeup in…

There has been much thought in the scientific community about the polymorphism of human blood types and their genetic factors, and disagreement and uncertainty about details like which evolutionary mechanism blood types have followed over the course of their development and how one’s blood type and environment interact. Investigation and study of blood types has revealed many aspects in which certain blood types provide some advantage to their possessors, providing evidence that they were…

Name: Maryam Sadiqa Group Members: Oralia Reyes Anny Then Anthony Mayers Date of lab performed: 06/4/16 Date of submission: 06/23/16 Lab Name: Genes in Human Population lab Page number: 57-66 Purpose of the lab: The purpose of this lab was to work with a partner and identify your partners and as well as your own phenotype and genotype. We did that by deeply observing our bodies and then determining whether we have the following traits. PTC, Darwin’s ear point, ear lobe attachment,…

nurture has been an active debate among the psychological community for decades. Nature, a side of this debate, is defined by the genetic code of a human, which utilizes DNA and biological connections in order to accurately demonstrate the importance of the development of a human being. The aspect of nature specifically centers on features that are innate. For instance, our genetic make-up, unchanging attributes, and physical predispositions are examples of factors that nature examines during…

choice” is a phrase that is often used by right-wing conservatives, but what if it isn’t so. Is it possible that the “gay gene” that causes humans to have same sex attraction exists in conjunction with pheromones? It is possible for there to be some genetic factor with pheromones that causes homosexuality at a minor scale compared to heterosexuality. Pheromones in humans have long been a mysterious concept with little evidence to prove, although it is present in other animals of the animal…

Fowler and Levin are showing how important it is to understand and know the population size for polyploidy. “Analyses confirms that the polyploidy does often equal speciation.” Speciation isn’t easy going into this process though. In research, they say that speciation can happen more than once and that studying three groups of new…

Choosing the traits for your baby was a thing of the future, but now it’s a reality. Designer babies, also known as Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis or PGD is where you can choose the genetic “makeup” of your child. Doing so has many benefits, but also many MANY cons. Designer babies are not something literally constructed and would ruin the society of today. Designer babies or PGD is where eggs are taken and fertilized through vitro fertilization. Vitro fertilization is where the egg is…

Five conditions must be met for the population to have a non-evolving gene pool: no mutation, random mating, infinite population size, no gene flow, and no selection (177-178). Within the student body, not all the conditions are met. The class is not an infinite population size, mating is not random, and there is gene flow. Despite all of this, we still use the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium as a base for the…