All of the following statements are true EXCEPT ________________________.

Station 9. Type your answers below.  Attached earlobes are a recessive trait, and free earlobes are a dominant trait.  a. What are the potential genotype(s) for someone with attached earlobes?  b. What are the potential genotype(s) for someone with free earlobes?  c. What is the phenotype for someone with free earlobes? 

Suppose that you have a problem logging in to Canvas or the Canvas system is very slow in responding to your request, which one of the following should you contact to best address your problem?

Station 11. Type your answer below.    Huntington’s disease (HD) is a genetic disorder that is fatal. a) How can it be heritable (passed on to children) if it is fatal? b) Which of the following types of inheritance describes Huntington’s disease? List all that apply. codominance incomplete dominance dominant recessive sex-linked dihybrid autosomal c) Considering variation in phenotypic expression of genes, what is your estimate of the probability of someone heterozygous for Huntington disease developing the disease and dying from it before reaching typical retirement age?

Station 3. Matching.  Identify the stages of meiosis in the images below.   

Station 7. Matching. Determine whether the following traits are examples of codominance or incomplete dominance.    Birds can be blue, white, or light blue. [1] Flowers can be white, pink, or red. [2] A Hoo can have curly hair, spiked hair, or a mix of both curly and spiked. [3] A Sneech can be tall, medium, or short. [4] A Bleexo can be spotted, black, or white. [5]  

Station 14. Type your answers below.   a. What is the purpose of PCR? b. What are VNTRs?

To obtain the maximum possible score for each week’s discussions, each student must make a minimum of 2 constructive posts.

At the end of course, there are a total of two skills assessments, namely Packet Tracer skills assessment, and Netlab skills assessment.

Station 1. Multiple choice.  a. Which, if any, suspect’s DNA best matches the DNA found under the victim’s fingernails? [blank1] b. The blood found at the crime scene most likely was that of [blank2] c. The procedure used to separate the DNA fragments is [blank3]