Genetics Answers

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.

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

Prepare a report to illustrate 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)

Use 2 genetic engineering examples from crop research/agriculture and 2 from medicine to demonstrate its usefulness.

1) In Humans, Loud (L) is dominant to quiet (l).  If we cross a Homozygous Dominant father (LL) with a Heterozygous mother (Ll) What percent of the offspring will be loud?  

Must complete punnett Square.

2) In cows, No Horns (N) is dominant to horns (n).  If we cross a bull that is heterozygous with a homozygous recessive cow, what will be the ratio of horns to no horns in the offspring?

Must complete punnett Square.

3)In West view students hyper (H) is dominant to self control (h).  If we cross heterozygous parents, what will the results be for all the offspring? Must complete a punnett square.

distinction standard, learners will 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. 

For merit standard, learners will 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

Analyse the uses of genetic engineering technologies in industry and medicine