Lu Feng BIO 182 Hillary Emick Plant Adaptation Pinus halepensis‚ commonly known as the Aleppo Pine‚ is a pine native to the Mediterranean region. In dessert‚ water is limited for plants to grow up. Pinus halepensis has plans for water management. The leaves are very slender‚ 6–12 cm (2.4–4.7 in) long‚ distinctly yellowish green and produced in pairs (rarely a few in threes).1 The needle-shaped leaves exposed area minimizes the amount of moisture lost to breezes and the sunlight. The needle-shaped
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Aggression Discuss genetic factors involved in aggressive behaviour. The gene MAOA may be associated with aggressive behaviour. It is responsbile for breaking down neurotransmitters such as noradrenaline and dopamine after they have transmitted an impulse from one cell to another. The lower the MAOA gene‚means that the more aggressive the behaviour as dopamine and noradrealine is accumulated in their bodies. There has been emperical support by CASES et al who investigated mice genetically engineered
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Q1.Some genetic disorders are caused by alleles inherited from the parents. (a) What are alleles? ........................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................ (1) (b) Describe how embryos can be screened for the alleles that cause genetic disorders. ..........................................................
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selection Theory vs. Hypothesis Theory Broad pattern Series of supported hypotheses Hypothesis Scientific question Can be supported through experimentation * Cell Theory Discovery of cells First major conceptual breakthrough in bio Robert Hooke (1665) Discovered cells Cork (30x Magnification) Studied springs – similar to muscles Early 1800’s : all organisms consist of cells Pattern : cells exist in nature and are the basic constituent of all biological entities But where
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disease is first attributed to genetic causes ("inborn errors of metabolism"). (Sir Archibald Garrod‚ alkaptonuria) 1902 The chromosome theory of heredity is proposed by Sutton. Boveri recognizes that individual chromosomes are different from one another‚ but he doesn’t make a connection to Mendelian principles. Nevertheless‚ Boveri is given co-credit by friend E.B. Wilson (Sutton’s supervisor) for proposing the chromosome theory of inheritance. 1905 The word "genetics" is coined by William Bateson
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end up with the same exact results‚ because during Meiosis II is the duplication stage basically. 4. What do the terms synapsis and crossing over mean? How does this affect genetic? The exchange of genetic material between homologous and yes it happens in chromosomes that occur during meiosis and contribute to genetic variability. 5. How important is independent assortment? What are the consequences of Nondisjunction? Independent assortment is the random assortment of chromosomes during
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Genetic Engineering Cutting Edge Science By C.A.L.A. Consulting What Is Genetic Engineering? Genetic Engineering is the process of manually adding new DNA to an organism. The goal is to add one or more new traits that are not already found in that organism. When a gene for a desirable trait is taken from one organism and inserted into another‚ it gives the recipient organism the ability to express that trait. An accent‚ click to edit the text inside. An accent‚ click to edit the text inside
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I BIOS (BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM) BIOS is an acronym for Basic Input Output System. It is the program that stores configuration details about your computer hardware and enables your computer to boot up. Every time your computer is switched on the BIOS loads configuration data into main memory‚ performs a routine diagnostic test on your hardware‚ then loads the operating system. Every computer has BIOS. There are many types but the most common type of BIOS ’s come from: AMI‚ Award and Phoenix
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Russia had enough chemical weapons to wipeout most animal and plant life on earth. Biological weapons were deployed in various ways to gain strategic or tactical advantage over an advisory. The United States developed an anti-crop capability that used bio-herbicides or myco-herbicides to destroy enemy agriculture. Fisheries and water-based vegetation was also targeted. Wheat blast and rice blast were weaoponized in aerial tanks and cluster bombs to deliver to enemy water sheds. Even though herbicides
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Sciences College of Science and Mathematics MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology Iligan City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the course General Ecology Laboratory (Bio 107.2) ALGEN MARI B. CASTAÑETO BS-Bio (Mar) – II Bio 107.2 (C34-2) ABSTRACT The Philippine archipelago is mainly surrounded by marine and/or coastal waters. Hence‚ Filipinos largely depend on the sea and oceans for livelihood. Our coastal and marine waters
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