Scientific Paper 4-10-13 Determining the Unknown Genotype of Corn Plants of the Zea mays Species from the Phenotypes of Offspring Produced Abstract No one particular organism is an exact replica of another. Diversity in the world is key for future generations to adapt to the fast changing world. This lab observed the corn plant of the Zea mays species to determine the genotype for the gene of tall versus dwarf in unknown parent corn plants by observing the seedlings produced. It was hypothesized
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Introduction: The common fruit fly‚ Drosophila melanogaster‚ is mainly used for genetic studies. Fruit flies are easily cultured and can reproduce in as little as two weeks at the proper temperature. (Book) The purpose of this experiment was to study the transfer of genes between homologous chromosomes by crossing over. During our experiment we studied three X-chromosome genes: white (w)‚ miniature (m)‚ and forked (f). To begin this experiment we started with four types of flies; sepia‚ dumpy‚ wild
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THE VICTORIA SCHOOL SANTIAGO JACOME LAB REPORT PTC BIOLOGY SL AIM: The aim of this lab is to analyze the genotype differences of classmates that are able to taste PTC‚ Thiourea and Sodium benzoate and determine the phenotypes found. Testing the ability to taste PTC has been a mainstay activity in human genetics for generations of teacher and students. The ability to taste PTC is inherited. Traditionally this is presented as a case of simple Mendelian inheritance involving a dominant allele for tasting
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brothers were actually the ’’first’’ people to fly. Some other people flew first‚ but they failed‚ so scientists didn’t count their experiments. The Wright made an airplane that resisted more than the other ones and had wheels‚ that’s the reason why they were successful. They were the first to fly‚ but not to do an airplane and that is a fact. Historians know that the Wright weren’t the first to fly‚ but they were the first SUCCESSFUL people to fly. People like Hiram Maxim‚ Clement Ader‚ Karl Jatho
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One of the main characters in Lord of the Flies‚ Piggy‚ acts as Ralph’s advisor and is usually the first in command over the littluns. Piggy is important because as Ralph and Jack mess around some of the time‚ Piggy always stays on track and focuses on what is important‚ which is getting off the island‚ and maintaining order. One of the main reasons the other boys make fun of and don’t listen to him is because they see living on an island without parents as a chance of freedom‚ so they would rather
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Fly Lab Shannon Ladd Introduction: Famers and herders have been selectively breeding their plans and animals to produce more useful hybrids for thousands of years. It was somewhat of a hit or miss process since the actual mechanisms governing inheritance were unknown. Knowledge of these genetic mechanisms finally came as a result of careful laboratory breeding experiments carried out over the last century and a half. A contributing geneticist named Gregor Mendel (1822-1884)‚ discovered through
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I. Describe the three kinds of genotype-environmental effects Scarr and McCartney assume and give an example of each. In a Passive genotype-environmental effect‚ the genetically related parents provide a rearing environment that is correlated with the genotype (genetic makeup of an organism) of the child. A child’s environment is correlated with their genes‚ which correlate with their parents’ genes because he or she is making decisions likely from their own preferences. Passive genotype-environmental
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melanogaster (fruit flies) and set up genetic crosses in order to determine the pattern of inheritance of certain mutant traits. The traits for which we will examine the pattern of inheritance are apterous (wingless)‚ vestigial (crippled wings) or white eyes. These are all mutant strains. The normal condition (winged and red eyes) is referred to as the wild type strain. Objective: The intial cross mates homozygous mutant fruit flies with homozygous wild type fruit flies in order to produce
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The Fly by Katherine Mansfield Summary The story “Fly” throws light on the fact that time is a great healer and it conquers grief. Mr. Woodifield comes to see his ex-boss. He is retired and is a heart patient. He praises the new setting and furniture of the office. Then the boss offers him whisky. After drinking it‚ Mr. Woodifield remembers what he has forgotten. He tells the boss that his daughters have visited the graves of the boss’s as well as Mr. Woodsfield’s son. Actually‚ they have died
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“The Fly” Katherine Mansfield The following entry represents criticism concerning Mansfield’s short story‚ “The Fly.” For additional coverage of Mansfield’s short fiction‚ see Short Story Criticism‚Volumes 9 and 23. INTRODUCTION This disturbing tale has been the subject of considerable‚ often heated‚ critical debate‚ and there is little consensus on either the story’s meaning or literary merit. The events surround a boss who is reminded of his son’s death during a visit from an old friend. The
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