The Dred Scott ruling was viewed as a southern/slave holder victory  

Which battle/campaign was not considered a Union Victory?

What is the direction of new DNA synthesis catalyzed by DNA polymerase?

On the model of a eukaryotic gene (thin solid line) and its expression products (dashed lines and thick solid line) below, choose the letter (A to AA) or symbol ( #, @, )(, ~ ) that best exemplifies the processes, molecules and features listed below.    BLOCK ARROW = a process (for example, “Replication”) FILLED CIRCLE = a molecule (for example, “mRNA”) OPEN CIRCLE = location of a feature (for example, “the three bases directly beneath this label”) If a particular feature is best described as a region between two unfilled circles you should indicate the answer like this: A –>Z (using an appropriate pair of letters). Note: if alternatives are given (e.g. Q(K) = Q or K), only one of the answers needs to be given.  Letter primes (for example, A’) are not the same as letters (for example, A). 

During which process of meiosis do cells go from diploid to haploid?

Suppose you are a breeding program director for a zoo, and you are assessing the probability of passing on harmful mutations for one possible breeding pair of hippos. You are looking specifically at mutations in genes ALPHA (A/a) on chromosome 4 and BETA (B/b) on chromosome 17. For both genes, the recessive alleles have a harmful mutation. The male hippo has genotype AaBB and the female hippo has genotype AABb. What is the probability of them having a baby with the AABB genotype? Show how did you determined this. For your answer, include: Male gamete genotypes and frequencies (as decimals or percentages) Female gamete genotypes and frequencies (as decimals or percentages) Possible baby genotypes and frequencies (as decimals or percentages) A brief explanation of how you determined the baby genotypes and frequencies

Gene Structure and Expression (25 pts)

What is the function of what is labeled “Ori” or “Origin” in a bacterial plasmid?

If an organism is diploid, and has 16 chromosomes in total, how many sets of homologous chromosomes does it possess?

The primary advantage of sexual reproduction is that is fosters greater genetic diversity than does asexual reproduction.  Name three distinct things that generate genetic diversity in sexually reproducing organisms (and are unique this mode of reproduction).