Problem #1 on your calculation sheet Specify the critical value(s) that should be used to test the obtained t value for significance.

Before beginning your exam, please be sure to have your completed calculation sheet with you, as you will be asked questions relating to it. You must take the exam in class. This exam is open note and open book. Calculators may also be used. However, you may not communicate with anyone within or outside of this class. As such, keep all messaging platforms closed while taking the exam. Be responsible for your own work. You will have the duration of the class period to complete the exam (1 hour, 15 minutes). Take your time and be careful to read each question thoroughly. Best of luck. 

The employee who scored ‘5’ would like to know how well he did compared to the national average, where μ = 13.00 and σ = 5.00 What is the z-score equivalent for a score of 5?

What process is used to clone livestock animals like sheep?

What gene, when mutated, is a leading cause of cancer? (hint: p53 is one of these genes)

Choose ONLY TWO. Short essay. Be as complete as possible- demonstrate your knowledge with key terms and facts you’ve learned in class. For full points, answers need to answer the question and be sufficiently detailed.  How does cancer develop and progress? Explain one type of biotechnology we covered in these chapters. Other than genetics, what else can influence a trait (pheotype)? Explain and give an example.

Go through the process of gene expression using the below DNA sequence   DNA: GATCGGACT.  (template strand) What is the process of DNA to mRNA called? What sequence of mRNA is generated from the DNA template? What amino acid sequence is generated from the mRNA? (use the chart- three letter abbreviations from the chart are fine)

In PCR, what is the function of Taq polymerase?

Consider a strand of DNA with the sequence AGATTC. What is the sequence of the complementary strand?

A genetic counselor is asking a couple questions about their family history. The genetic counselor notes the sex, generation and disease history of the couples’s relatives. This can be used to construct what branching diagram?