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How are restriction enzymes named?
If a green horse (genotype of Gg) mates with a yellow horse (genotype of gg), what will the phenotype and phenotypic ratio of the offspring be?
Viruses can be modified to be used as vectors in genetic engineering. Which characteristic(s) of viral vectors limits their usefulness for gene therapy in humans?
I. The vector replicates rapidly in targeted cells, damaging the cell.
II. Viral vectors have low efficiency at introducing DNA to cells when compared with transformation.
III. Viruses often randomly insert genes into the host chromosome, potentially disrupting gene functions and causing cancer in the host.
IV. The host’s own immune response to the viral vector can cause complications for the patient.
Suppose a venus flytrap plant has sharp teeth and red leaves. Sharp teeth (T) is dominant to blunt teeth (t). Red leaves (R) is dominant to purple leaves (r).
Is it possible that two venus flytrap plants both with sharp teeth and red leaves have an offspring with blunt teeth and purple leaves?
A rabbit with brown fur and long ears has genotype BbEe. Brown fur (B) is dominant to white fur (b) and long ears (E) is dominant to short ears (e). What are the gametes that this rabbit will produce?
Two rams both have curly horns, which is a dominant trait. The recessive trait is straight horns. Is it possible that the offspring of these two rams will have straight horns?
Suppose the trait of hair color has incomplete dominance.
If a person with blonde hair and a person with black hair produces an offspring, what will be a likely hair color of the offspring?
Suppose that yellow wings (Y) is dominant to orange wings (y) and that thick antennas (T) are dominant to thin antennas (t). If a butterfly with yellow wings and thick antennas (YyTt) mates with a butterfly with orange wings and thin antennas (yytt), what will be the phenotypic ratio of the offspring?
If a sheep with golden fleece mates with a sheep with white fleece, the offspring has phenotype of platinum fleece (a mix of golden fleece and white fleece). This is an example of what type of dominance?
Suppose a person with genotype of ff will have long fingernails. Suppose a person with genotypes of Ff or FF will have short fingernails. How would this trait of fingernail length be described?