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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Unit 3B Study Guide

1. Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis and relate them to sexual and asexual reproduction.

2. Complete the Punnett Squares for the following, identify the genotype and phenotype ratios:
A. Complete Dominance: Rr * Rr (R = Red, r = white)
B. Incomplete Dominance: Rr * Rr (R = Red, r = white)
C. Codominance: Rr * Rr (R = Red, r = blue)
D. Sex-linked Genes: X^C X^c * X^C Y
E. Multiple Alleles: I^A I^B * i i
F. Complete Dominance: RrTt * RrTt (R = Red, r = white; T = Tall, t = short)

3. Explain the usefulness of restriction enzymes and 3 applications of biotechnology in relation to genetics.

4. What are the advantages of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?

5. How do genes influence the variety of organisms that exist?

6. Using the table on page 244 in your textbook, give the amino acid sequence for the following nucleic acid sequences:
A. TAC CCA CTA GAG ATG GCA ACT
B. AUU ACC ACA UGU GGG UUG UAG