Tay-sachs disease is caused by a mutation in the hexa gene located on chromosome 15. tay-sachs follows an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. with the of the diagram, identify which of the offspring will be an unaffected carrier.

Look at the photo of the leaf. which term best describes this leaf?

In a classic experiment using pea shape, mendel conducted two separate genetic crosses. in the first cross the parent plants were “true breeding” for pea shape; one had round peas ( r )and the other had wrinkled (r). the first cross produced a filial 1 generation of all round peas. in the second cross, mendel bred plants from the filial 1 generation. this cross produced different results. out of approximately 1000 plants, about 75% were round and 25% were wrinkled.

What is the function of the somatic nervous system? connects the brain and the spinal cord to the rest of the body carry signals to the muscles and glands includes all nerves controlling the muscular system and external sensory receptors controls internal organs like the heart and bladder