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What is the IUCN status of Oyster Mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis)? What is the reason that Oyster Mussel should be a "face for conservation"?
Compare and contrast life around hydrothermal vents and cold (methane) seeps. Include in your discussion both biotic (living) and abiotic (non living) factors.
What is a unique method you can think of for desalinization? (One that you can't find mentioned online)
What are some ways in which salt is taken out or how we desalinate the sea water to provide freshwater?
Make a vocabulary list with definitions of all terms you are unfamiliar with in the Henkanaththegedra and Stockwell (2011) paper.
How does the stability time hypothesis explains benthic diversity and weaknesses that are identified to led to development of the other hypotheses.
Describe how the invasive species affects (or is predicted to affect) native species and/or habitats. There are likely multiple effects (direct or indirect)
What are some of the possible explanations for the adaptive significance of diurnal vertical migration?
No species is completely independent of other species. Present an example of species that coexist and/or depend upon one another. Describe the species
What is the likelihood of seeing more acetylated histones within melanocytes or liver cells that share OCA2 enhancer regions? Can you explain?
What is the work that is conducted in the lab (2-3 sentence summary). If this work interests you, discuss its relevance to your interests or career.
How does infection of Wolbachia bacteria act like a gene drive system? How does the Wolbachia bacteria spread so fast in a new host population?
Under what conditions can a crossover in a somatic cell of a dihybrid individual generate twin spots?
In what ways could living in this world positively impact your life? What are disadvantages to this future world?
Discuss any obstacles you think you might encourger entering this new position. What elements of leadership do you think you use to engage with your participant
Do you think there should be differences between how off-target risk is evaluated for CRISPR-based therapies and for laboratory CRISPR experiments?
Calculate the difference between what you added and what you should have added, then divide that difference by the amount you should have added.
How did the authors determine that TERT, Brg1, and beta-catenin were all part of the same protein complex on TCF sites in vivo?
What is the probability that a child in this mating would have DMD and cystic fibrosis, but not thalessemia major, assuming you knew that the child was female?
Write the genotypes for each individual in the space below each symbol. Use letters A and a in identifying the genotypes.
King Charles II of Spain was an ill-fated King from birth because he suffered. Describe the impact of the inbreeding in addition to selection allelic diversity?
Discuss the impact of Nondisjunction in Anaphase I. Discuss the impact of Nondisjunction in Anaphase II and compare the results of each new daughter cell.
Is height a heritable trait? If yes, what is the heritability value? If the phenotypic variation is 30, what is the variation due to additive alleles?
In a population of Jackalopes, horn length will vary between 0.5. What is the heritability of horns length (h2) ? Is Jackalope horn length a heritable trait?
Genes A and B are located so close together on a chromosome that they are completely linked. What are the expected offspring phenotypes and ratios?