Genetics Answers

Analyse the use of genetic technologies in relation to industry and/or medicine. The analysis will take into account the reasons and science behind the technologies, benefits to the relevant sector of industry or medicine, and include an appreciation  of efficacy and cost. This may be achieved effectively through the detailed examination of one  real-life example for each technology. 

the current uses of genetic engineering techniques (i.e. extraction, PCR, electrophoresis) in medicine but also in industry. Try to give reasons why each technology is used (examples could include identification of disease, of faulty genes, identification of human remains, paternity and maternity tests).

the potential use of DNA technologies in solving future problems in medicine and industry and Discuss the reliability, cost and some advantages and disadvantages of the techniques (techniques such as microarray technology, protein analysis, Southern blotting, Western blotting, etc).

according to mendel law what should the result of a cross between two blue flowers and one blue and red parent be?

Colour vision deficiency is an x-linked recessive disorder. A female whose father has colour vision deficiency has normal vision. What is her genotype?

In a new variety of cat, the Pastel cat, pink fur color is dominant to sky blue fur. A pink cat was crossed with a blue cat and produced three kittens. One was blue and two were pink. 

One of the two pink kittens wandered off and was later found sleeping next to the neighbor's dog. (The neighbor also has Pastel cats and thinks that the kitten was playing with one of her kittens.) A DNA test was performed on the lost kitten (for different reasons) and the kitten was discovered to have two dominant alleles. (PP) 

What are the genotypes of the parents?

Did the neighbor return the correct kitten? Explain your answer

A woman with type B blood has a child with type O blood. What are the genotypes of the mother and child? Which genotypes can the father not have?

Research the strengths and weaknesses, advantages  and disadvantages of the genetic technologies explored in the relevant unit content. All sources consulted will be accurately referenced. They must use the research to support their own views, speculating in an informed manner about future uses of generic engineering technologies. They must provide counterarguments of the reliability and validity of the use of the technologies.  

analyse the use of genetic technologies in relation to industry and/or medicine. The analysis will take into account the reasons and science behind the technologies, benefits to the relevant sector of industry or medicine, and include an appreciation  of efficacy and cost. This may be achieved effectively through the detailed examination of one  real-life example for each technology. 

1) A long neck yellow giraffe (T t Y y), mates with a short neck orange giraffe (t t y y).

Possible phenotypes:

Long/Yellow __: Long/Orange __: Short/Yellow __: Short/Orange __

Please include what it would look like in a Punnett Square.

2)  A fast red fox (F f R R), mates with a slow grey fox (f f r r).

Possible phenotypes: Fast/Red____ : Fast/Grey ____ : Slow/Red ____ : Slow/Grey ____

If you can, can you please try to have this done sometime tonight. Thanks so much, it is so much appreciated.