Pasadena City College Anthropology Concepts & Questions
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Be able to match the following terms with their definitions:
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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.