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GENETICS ASSIGNMENT

Question 1. Given three autosomal micro satellite loci (A, B, and C) with respectively 8, 12, and 10 alleles each in a particular population….

How does knowledge of location of brain damage aid our understanding of cognitive processes such as memory? In what ways did H.M contribute to our understanding of memory processes?

Different areas of the brain have different functions. So, knowledge of location of brain damage will give the exact position of the body which…

Hemostatic mechanism:

Blood platelets are the most important cells in the body which contribute to hemostatic mechanism. These contain three types of granules: alpha granules, dense…

Q1. Name the cells of human body where pseudopodia are most active. a) Platelets b) Erythrocytes. c) Leucocytes. d) Bone marrow cell

Platelets

Compare and contrast parsimony, maximum likelihood, UPGMA and neighbor-joining methods.

Maximum parsimony: – This is a character based method. In it, the topology that requires the smallest number of substitutions is the best tree….

Describe technical and theoretical challenges associated with building phylogenetic trees.

Phylogenetic trees are constructed by choosing an optimal tree, which is itself based on some model of evolutionary change. This approach is known…

Identify at least three diseases that affect the immune system. Describe their process, how they are treated, and the type of specialist that treats them.

Three diseases which affect the immune system are:- Rheumatoid arthritis- It is an autoimmune disease. It is a severe inflammation of the joints. There…

QUESTIONS RELATED TO MITOSIS.

QUESTION. ANSWER. First of all, count the number of cells in interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. I have counted the numbers and written…

QUESTION RELATED TO MITOSIS.

In order for an onion root to grow deep into the ground, the tip of the root undergoes rapid cell division with each cycle…

MITOSIS QUESTION AND ANSWER_2

QUESTION 1 ANSWER TO PART A) AND B) ANSWER TO PART C) A perfect example of anaphase does not exist. The characteristics of interphase…

MITOSIS QUESTION…..

Question 1. In order for an onion root to grow deep into the ground, the tip of the root undergoes rapid cell division with…

Whose population is more on Earth: Plants or animals.

The correct answer is Animals. Explanation: The animal population is 30 times more than plant population on Earth. On one hand, the animal population…

What is not recycled in an ecosystem a) carbon b) H2O c) energy d) All of the above are recycled.

The correct answer is c. Energy is never recycled in an ecosystem. It is created when decomposers decompose organic matter. Note that you can…

air is mainly a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen with a small amount of other gases such as argon and carbon dioxide. what property could you use to separate the gases

To separate the gases in the air, their density property can be used. Some gases present in the air have higher densities, other have…

The dangers of oil spills……..

There are various types of oils released from oil spills. Microbes can biodegrade only a small fraction of this. The rest of it remains…

If you wanted to develop an antiviral medication for a +RNA virus, what viral process would you target for inhibition?

The virus binds to a receptor on the cell surface. This is done at a specific site, present on the virus. This viral site…

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According to Kant, why morality must be a priori? Explain the difference in Kantian ethics between immoral actions, actions in conformity with duty, and actions from duty in light of an example of your choice. What is the formula of humanity? Explain whether Robin Hood’s actions were moral or immoral according to the formula of humanity. Why, according to Kant, it is bad (immoral) to violate the principle of humanity?

Difference in Kantian ethics between immoral actions and actions in conformity with duty One example: Suppose the captain of a ship has experienced a…

What is utilitarianism? Explain, with your own words, the Master Argument for utilitarianism, i.e. how does it work. Explain the No Absolute Prohibition. How does a utilitarian respond to that objection? Does utilitarianism require us to be impartial? What does this amount to? In your opinion, is that a positive or a negative feature of the theory.

Utilitarianism is a doctrine which states that an act is morally correct if it maximizes utility and masses are in its favor. It is…

Write something about the philosopher Kant???

Immanuel Kant was a great philosopher of his times. He always opposed utilitarianism which establishes the correctness of an act on the basis of…