Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Genetics

Today we're going to keep looking at genetics. Complete the following:
  1. Define what a somatic cell is.
  2. What are stem cells?
  3. Explain how stem cells could be used in medicine in the future:
  4. Watch this video. What are the issues and benefits of using stem cells in medicine?
  5. Describe the steps involved in cloning:
  6. Try and clone a mouse! What problems would there be in actually doing this?
  7. What genotype gives a tiger resistance to the disease?
  8. What kind of characteristics help a population survive longer?

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