BIOLOGY ASSSIGNMENT

The purpose of this assignment is to understand the principles of Mendelian and human genetics and the structure of DNA and how genetic code is converted to protein.

After completing the three Unit 6 Labs on Connect (above), apply critical thinking to answer the following:

1. Fruit Flies and Genetics Research: Imagine you are working in a genetics lab with the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, a model organism for genetics research. You want to determine whether a trait you have discovered in fruit flies is dominant or recessive.

• Explain how you would design an experiment to answer this question.

• Predict what types of outcomes are possible. Which would indicate that the trait is dominant? Which would indicate that it is recessive?

2. Model Genetic Organisms: Why are fruit flies considered a model genetic organism? Would humans fit this description?

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