1.Using you knowledge of DNA replication, describe the mechanisms in place for preventing mistakes during the process. Also discuss how potential mistakes could happen ? What would be the consequences of such mistakes during the process ?
2.Good friends of yours have decided to start a family. Recently, the couple attended a family reunion where they learned that a relative died of cystic fibrosis as a child. Naturally your friends are very concerned about the ramifications of such a gene in the family. Knowing you are an expert in the field of genetics, they turn to you for advice. Formulate a response to address their concerns using the following terms :
Carrier Probability Genetic Testing Dominant
recessive Pedigree Chart
3.Some individuals have albinism they have no melanin in any otheir skin cells. In one particualr care, two unaffected parents have one child with albinism and another without albinism. Answer each part of the question below.
-Would you predict albinism as a dominant or recessive disorder ? explain
-What possible crosses would produce an offspring that is an albino ?
-Are any of these individuals carriers ? (use punnet squares in your answer)
4. (Long Answer )
Discuss Mendels laws of segregation and independent assortment. Explain how the events of Meosis I account for the observations that led mendel to formulate these laws.