Research Guide 2
This guide introduces early research on genetics, the study of inheritance.
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Research Guide Contents
Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and submitting your two journal pages.
Guide 2 Research Objectives
This guide’s quiz has four questions; one matching each objective.
Artificial Selection
Compare artificial selection to natural selection; list multiple examples of artificial selection in animal species; and provide possible explanations of how dogs descended from wolves, including the role and possible problems associated with artificial selection.
Data Analysis
Provide examples of different forms of data about the natural world, including the types of information data can convey; discuss the techniques, benefits, and limitations of sampling from a larger population; and analyze different forms of population data including population distribution and population size.
Mendel
Describe early interpretations of inheritance, including the errors made in analyzing available data; explain what occurs in a monohybrid cross between two corn kernel colors, including the resulting genotypes and phenotypes of the first (F1) and second (F2) generations; and provide a synopsis of Mendel’s life and work, including Mendel’s principles of inheritance.
Lab Animals
Set up a Punnett Square that starts with gamete (sperm and egg) alleles and shows the resulting possible genotypes; list the characteristics of animal species that make them likely to be used as laboratory animals; and describe the care and ethical concerns associated with using animals in research.
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