movie Gattaca‚ is about creating the perfect child. One that has perfect health‚ a high IQ and a long life span. In the movie‚ the alleles from both parents are chosen so that the combination produces the optimal arrangement in terms of the child’s genotype. Vincent is the main character and he was born naturally without genetic engineering. His genetic test shows that he has bad eyesight‚ heart problems and a life expectancy of about 30 years old. Very early during his childhood Vincent knew that he
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Gattaca” Questions 1. When it comes to the depiction of genetic engineering in Gattaca‚ there are multiple outcomes of the scientific procedure that are positive. The first positive outcome of genetic engineering in the movie was that it allows the parents of children to choose how they want their children to be. When having a child‚ in the first few months‚ parents do not know the gender or any of the traits‚ unless they are genetically tested to determine the phenotype of their offspring
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Samuel Haleem Assignment 1 1. The Chi Square (c2) test: Phenotype Expected Ratio Expected Counts (Ei) Observed Counts (Oi) Deviation (di) = (Ei-Oi) di2 = (Ei-OI)2 di2/Ei Purple 3 429 430 -1 1 0.002 Yellow 1 143 142 1 1 0.007 a. c2 = S (di2/Ei) = 0.009 b. Results indicate that the null hypothesis supported. 2. Human Phenotypes: a. The data: Trait Dominant Phenotype Recessive Phenotype Ear Lobe 12 7 Pigment Distribution 1 18 Hairline 8 11 Little Finger 12 7 Tongue Roller 16 3 b. Do the ratios of the
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The Distribution of Alu Genotypes in a Group of Level 4 Students The Distribution of Alu Genotypes Introduction DNA is mostly found in the nucleus of nearly every cell in the human body‚ it contains the biological instructions that make us unique. Located on the genome at different locations are short‚ identifiable sequences known as Alu insertion polymorphisms. The application of Alu elements has recently become used in forensic identification and paternity testing. Alu elements are found
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characteristics that enhance survival‚ they will increase in frequency from generation to generation. Fitness has a lot to do with Natural selection. Fitness is the ability for an offspring to survive and of course reproduce ‚ therefore giving it’s genotypes to the next generation. There are four basic principles within Natural selection. There is variation‚ heritable‚ populations may have more offspring than resources available and more favored traits
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What we make of our own potential is entirely up to us as humans. Somebody else cannot determine that for us. The world of Gattaca is where genetic engineering becomes normal and natural births are considered abnormal. People’s resume becomes their genes‚ which creates an unfair advantages to those with superior genes to others‚ which means they have almost no defects such as vision impairment‚ hearing impairment and no general health problems. Those people are labelled valids and those with defects
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Determining the enthalpy of neutralization by calorimetry Anam Iqbal Partner’s name: Danielle Hodgson TA’s name: Karinna Section # 003 Due date: November 24‚ 2009 Introduction The purpose of the experiment is to determine the enthalpy of neutralization reactions by calorimetry. Calorimetry‚ is the science of measuring the amount of heat. All calorimetric techniques are therefore based on the measurement of heat that may be generated (exothermic process) or consumed (endothermic process). The
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Introduction The purpose of this lab is to understand how each offspring inherits its genotype and how its phenotype reflects it. Sex chromosomes determine the sex of the offspring‚ and the autosomes consist of all the other chromosomes that determine phenotypic traits. Dominant traits are the genes that are expressed‚ while the recessive traits are masked by the dominant traits. We used Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly)‚ mutating the female fruit fly with a scalloped gene to change the phenotype
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Determining the Osmolarity of a Potato Mishal Hasan Abstract Students in Biology find it difficult to understand the concept of tonicity and osmolarity in a real time situation. In this investigation‚ several concentrations of sucrose were used to determine the osmolarity of a potato. It was found that the concentration of sucrose was close to 3.6 in the potato used showing that it was isotonic. Anything above caused the potato to gain weight showing that it was a hypotonic solution and anything
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Chapter 2 Genotype-phenotype • Phenotype: an individual’s directly observable physical and behavioral characteristics‚ which are determined by both genetic and environmental factors • Genotype: an individual’s genetic makeup Genes-chromosomes • Chromosomes: rodlike structures in the cell nucleus that store and transmit genetic information • DNA: are what chromosomes are made out of; long‚ double-stranded molecule that looks like a twisted ladder‚ each ladder consists of a specific pair
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