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Herencia

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1. What is meant by the term "heredity"?

2. Hacer un dibujo de una célula animal y etiquetar los siguientes nombres de estructuras: membrana celular, citoplasma, núcleo, membrana nuclear, ribosomas.

3. Explicar lo siguiente:

a. ¿Qué es un cromosoma y dónde están ubicados?

b. ¿Qué es un gen y dónde se encuentra?

4. Explicar lo siguiente:

a. ¿Qué entiende por el término «alelo»?

b. ¿Cómo difiere un alelo dominante de un alelo recesivo?

c. Determine which allele you have of the following genetic traits:

i. Pico de la viuda

ii. Lóbulo de la oreja separado

iii. Hoyuelos

iv. Pulgar curvo

v. Bent Pinky

vi. Digit Hair

vii. Rolling Tongue

viii. Second Toe Longer

d. Using a punnett square, predict the ratio of offspring produced from these monohybrid crosses: TT (tall) crossed with tt (short), Tt (tall) crossed with Tt (tall), Tt (tall) crossed with tt (short).

5. Explain the following:

a. What does the process of mitosis accomplish?

b. Draw a sequence of cells that shows the process of mitosis including: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

c. Briefly explain how the DNA in the chromosomes is copied during this process.

6. Explain the following:

a. What does the process of meiosis accomplish and how does it differ from mitosis?

b. Draw a sequence of cells that shows the process of meiosis including: prophase I &II, metaphase I &II, anaphase I &II, and telophase I &II.

c. Do the cells resulting from meiosis remain haploid? Explain.

7. Describe how DNA encodes the specific proteins that result in genetic traits. Demonstrate your knowledge of this process by using diagrams or paper models.

8. What is mutation? Using diagrams or models created in question 7, illustrate the effect of a mutation on the genetic trait.

9. Know at least five genetic disorders and tell a story about a famous person or someone that you know who has had one of these disorders.

10. Is Biological Heredity the only factor contributing to your character, i.e., what makes you who you are?

11. Find 3 statements from Ellen White's writings that relate to the previous question.