Assignment:
1)The nine properties of life
The nine properties of life. Briefly describe each of the nine properties and discuss how things like a virus, prion, and viroid can reproduce, but are not considered to be alive. Address the question: how can things like these that are not considered to be alive "evolve"?
Your assignment should be approximately 300 - 400 words in length. Be sure to utilize APA formatting in your writing.
The nine properties of life are
1. Order
2. Metabolism
3 Motility
4.Responsiveness
5. Reproduction
6.Development
7. Heredity
8. Evolution
9. Adaptations
2) Module
Introduces you to the living cell. Compare and contrast eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
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3)Tay-Sachs disease
Explain Tay-Sachs disease. Imagine you are a genetic counselor working with a couple who have just had a child who is suffering from Tay-Sachs disease. Neither parent has been tested for Tay-Sachs disease nor have there been any previous cases of Tay-Sachs in either family. Explain Tay-Sachs disease and provide a discussion of the information you would share with the couple about Tay-Sachs and possible implications for future children.
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4)Compare and contrast DNA and RNA
Compare and contrast DNA and RNA. Discuss why humans not evolve with one central repository of DNA rather than having it replicated throughout the body?
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