Genetics questions and answers in October 2021

1. According to the competitive exclusion principle, two species cannot exist together if they occupy the same niche. Either they diverge their niches so they can coexist or one species will die out. ...
1. Use the following information to answer the next four questions. The zebra fish is a very popular aquarium pet fish that is known to be hardy, attractive, and able to survive well in groups. Wild t...
Discuss one reason why manipulating the characteristics of a human cell could be beneficial. Explain whether you believe the manipulation of human cells is ethical or unethical. If your friend was con...
The same biologist noticed that one particular series of bases at this locus results in black fur, while another series of bases results in orange fur. She has discovered two: genes alleles chromsomes...
A biologist studying the genetics of hamsters has discovered a locus within the x- chromosome which results in different fur colors. The biologist has likely discovered a new: Histone Chromosome Allel...
Available after 12am A biologist studying the genetics of hamsters has discovered a locus within the x- chromosome which results in different fur colors. The biologist has likely discovered a new: His...
You cross 2 individuals with genotypes AaBb. A and B are dominant to a and b, respectively. What is the probability of offspring demonstrating Phenotype A and Phenotype B? 1/16 1/4 3/16 9/16 5 UNANSWE...
Fur length is an autosomal trait and short fur is dominant to long fur. You cross a homozygous dominant male with a homozygous recessive female. What are the expected phenotypes? All short fur All lon...
1. In guinea pigs, the allele for black coat color ( B ) is dominant over the allele for white coat color ( b ). In an ideal mouse population exhibiting Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium of 31 guinea pigs, 2...
Which of the following statements does not reflect an emerging characteristic of cancer presented in this course?   a. DNA repair enzymes are usually mutated in cancer cells contributing to increased...
Question 1 Which of the following statements does not reflect an emerging characteristic of cancer presented in this course?   a. DNA repair enzymes are usually mutated in cancer cells contributing t...
Question 9   Which of the following proteins is not a tumor suppressor? Group of answer choices a. Ras   b. p53   c. pRB   d. PTEN     Question 10   What type of sustained proliferation is desc...
Question 4   Given the following scenario, indicate if this will 'promote' or 'prevent' cancer development: A pAPC mutation that increased its protein stability and intracellular levels _____________...
Question 1 - 6 pts Which of the following statements does not reflect an emerging characteristic of cancer presented in this course? Group of answer choices a. DNA repair enzymes are usually mutated i...