2017 BIO130 Biology Lab Report Assignment 02 Worksheet

2017 BIO130 Lab Report 02 Worksheet
100 points possible
Due at the start of class during week of March 06 – 10.
Name (typed) Student Number:
Please enter your responses to the questions below. Often a single word or a short sentence is sufficient for full credit. You should not need more than two sentences in any response during the semester.
1. Fill in the incomplete Punnetts Square below showing what would result from a genetic cross between a Bb (heterozygous dominant) individual with bb (homozygous recessive) individual for eye color (B is brown, b is blue), showing possible genotypes that would result. (Total of 20 points)
Bb
b
Bbbb

b
Bb
bb
2. In the genetic cross shown above, what is the percentage of offspring having brown eyes? What is the percent having blue eyes? (10 points)
Brown: 50%
Blue: 50%
3. Approximately how many mitochondrial DNAs are found in an average human liver cell? (hint: look up mitochondria on Wikipedia). (10 points)
1000-2000 mitochondria per cell
4. Perform a conceptual translation of the RNA sequence below into amino acids that would result. Write each amino acid directly below the RNA sequence. (Hint: use the genetic code table shown on slide 12 of Topic 02 Part 02). (27 points)
AUG AAG CAT GGG GGC UCA UCG AGU AGC UAA UAG
Met - Lys - Hist - Gly - Gly - Ser - Ser - Ser - Ser - Stop


5. In a hypothetical case where Danny Gomez (Topic 02 Part 01 case study) had five sons and two daughters with a normal female, how many sons and daughters would have hypertrichosis? (10 points)
Sons: 50% of the sons would have hypertrichosis
Daughters: 50% of the daughters would have hypert...