Questions from Genetics

Q: Based on your current knowledge of genetics, discuss whether or not

Based on your current knowledge of genetics, discuss whether or not you think the selfish DNA hypothesis is correct.

Q: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of gene therapy. A limited amount

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of gene therapy. A limited amount of funding is available for gene therapy research. Make a priority list of the three top diseases for which you would fund re...

Q: A commercially available strain of P. syringae marketed as Frostban B

A commercially available strain of P. syringae marketed as Frostban B is used to combat frost damage. This is a naturally occurring strain that carries a loss-of-function mutation in a gene that encod...

Q: What is a molecular marker? Give two examples. Discuss why

What is a molecular marker? Give two examples. Discuss why it is generally easier to locate and map molecular markers rather than functional genes.

Q: Which goals of the Human Genome Project do you think are the

Which goals of the Human Genome Project do you think are the most important? Why? Discuss the types of ethical problems that might arise as a result of identifying all of our genes.

Q: What is the principle of parsimony?

What is the principle of parsimony?

Q: Explain what the term position effect means.

Explain what the term position effect means.

Q: Make a list of the benefits that may arise from genetic testing

Make a list of the benefits that may arise from genetic testing as well as possible negative consequences. Discuss the items on your list.

Q: Let’s suppose you are in charge of organizing and publicizing a database

Let’s suppose you are in charge of organizing and publicizing a database for the mouse genome. Make a list of innovative strategies you would initiate to make the mouse genome database useful and effe...

Q: If you have access to the necessary computer software, make a

If you have access to the necessary computer software, make a sequence file and analyze it in the following ways: What is the translated sequence in all three reading frames? What is the longest open...