Pasadena City College Anthropology Concepts & Questions

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Be able to match the following terms with their definitions:

Exon Genotype Heterozygous Natural selection Genetic drift Intron Phenotype Polygenic Mutation Allopatric speciation Allele Homozygous Heritability Gene flow Parapatric speciation

 

Be able to identify the following:

• What happens in protein synthesis during transcription and translation
• The complimentary mRNA codons for a DNA sequence
• The difference between sex and gender & the biological factors that help to determine sex
• How meiosis produces genetic variation
• Key characteristics of the 4 Mendelian inheritance patterns (autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked dominant, X-linked recessive) and how to interpret pedigree diagrams.
• The difference between homologous and analogous traits

Essay Section – Be able to describe and explain:

Select ANY two of six Essay Questions to answer (20 points each; 40 points total). Essays must be written in your own words and are graded solely on content (no in-text citations required, no points deducted for minor spelling/grammatical errors)

o How scientific claims are evaluated

o Two methods for estimating the heritability of complex traits, and at least two limitations associated with each

o CRISPR gene editing technology and the difference between somatic and germline approaches.

o The role of variation, the environment, and fitness in natural selection.

o The difference between the Neutral theory of evolution and the Modern Synthesis, as well as evidence used to support each.

o How fossil classification differs from that for living species, and at least one limitation of this approach.