Mendel’s ‘factors’ are now called genes Genotype refers to the specific allelic composition of an individual Independent assortment: During gamete formation‚ the segregation of any pair of hereditary determinants is independent of the segregation of other pairs Random sampling error N+N sperm N egg 3n endosperm Degrees of freedom Tetrad (bivalent) Mitosis produces daughter cells that are genetically identical Meiosis produces daughter cells that are not genetically identical
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Beginning a new life and forming a new identity in a foreign country is not an easy task‚ we as immigrants usually face challenges to identify ourselves in a new culture which is very different from our own. Identity formation is the development of one’s distinctive personality due to particular reasons such as a new environment‚ a new culture‚ new language and new life style. During this process; we can either create or deny the bond with our own culture. Based on The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiris
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Before we are able to trace the motives that ushered in Romantic period‚ it is of paramount importance to point out the preceding period‚ which is known as Neo-classical era. The Neoclassical period spans 1600-1798 (the accession of Charles II to the publication by Wordsworth and Coleridge of Lyrical Ballad). It is called the neoclassical period because of reverence for the works of classical antiquity. The period is often called Age of reason‚ and science was used to glorify God and his creation
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of the Romantic era for it references to the Medieval era by including the idea of death throughout. It is said that‚ “‘The word romantic has been lately introduced in Germany to designate that kind of poetry which is derived from the songs of the Troubadours; that which owes its birth to the union of chivalry and Christianity” (Fleming-Markarian 9). Again‚ this relates the Romantic era to the Medieval era in that Christianity is seen as a large contributor and witnessed throughout Romantic ballets
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Descriptive Adjectives of Personality and Their Effects on Perception Juliette Metelus St. Thomas University Abstract The goal of this experiment was to examine rather a) “warm/cold” central trait groups differed the perception participants have of given stimulus persons “Adam/Alice” based on a written biography‚ and b) if gender of the stimulus person manipulated the variable‚ and c) if the non-manipulated gender of the participants responded different to the same variable. The description
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Outline and evaluate the reasons for the growing popularity of alternative medicine Alternative medicine is a term that is used to describe medical practices that are different from accepted forms and is used instead of orthodox medicine (Hunt and Lightly‚ 1999). This term was given to these types of medical practices by the bio-medical model which reflects their power. However‚ recently it has been become ‘Complementary’ which shows the increasing acceptance of this type of medicine; this now
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Outline and Evaluate Issues Surrounding the Classification and Diagnosis of Depression Scheff’s Labelling Theory is a process which involves labelling people with mental disorders when they produce behaviour that does not fit with socially constructed norms and labelling those who reflect stereotyped or stigmatized behaviour of the ‘mentally ill’. A disadvantage of labelling an individual with depression is that labelling can accentuate and prolong the issue. In addition by labelling someone
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Outline and evaluate the research into the effect of stress on the immune system During strenuous times‚ our body undergoes many physiological changes in order to aid our survival‚ and this is an inherited function (Canon’s ‘fight or flight’ theory). Stress in small doses‚ in fact is needed and useful to humans‚ however long term stress can take its toll on the body. The General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model was developed by Selye to explain the effects of exposure to stressor. The GAS model consists
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Outline and evaluate two social psychological explanations There are two social psychological approaches to aggression. These are social learning theory (SLT) and deindividuation theory (DT). Both these theories stress that aggression is a learnt process‚ they believe that aggression is due to our nurture and not in our nature. They dispute the biological approach to aggression. Social learning theory was proposed by Alburt Bandura. He used the word modeling to explain how humans can quickly learn
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Formation of contract The green van Hubert’s initial e-mail is merely an invitation to treat‚ demonstrating only a willingness to negotiate rather than an intention to be bound by acceptance. The response from Philip to Hubert’s preliminary enquiry about the green van is‚ however‚ clearly an offer. There is intention to be bound by acceptance‚ demonstrated by the expression “when do you want it?”‚ combined with identification of the essential elements – the price (£30‚000) and the subjects (the
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