Assignment

Consider a phenotypic trait you have, such as blue eyes or brown hair, and respond to the following:

• Is it a dominant or recessive genetic trait?
• Explain how you know whether this trait is dominant or recessive.
• Use what you have learned about dominant and recessive alleles to support your response.
• Provide a scenario that might cause a recessive trait to be beneficial or even more common than a dominant trait.
• How could this scenario affect the population that exhibits this genetic trait?

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• Describe three uses of genetic engineering.
• Which of these three do you believe is most important? Why?
• How have recent legislative bodies and/or interest groups attempted to restrain or curtail certain applications of genetic engineering?
• What arguments do they make against the use of genetic engineering?
• Do you agree with any of these arguments? Why or why not?