Instructor: Steven Clark Clark Community College Email: sclark@clark.edu
Here's a link to study and college success from the Clark Counseling Center.
Goodenough Human Biology Web Site
Eye Color Genetics Go into the eye color section. Select the How Is Eye Color Determined box and play around with the possibilities.
On the upcoming exam, I will cull the essay question from this list of topics (Students, please remind me to build this list as we proceed through the next chapters):
1. What are three strategies for protecting against foreign cells, organisms or molecules?
2. A pathogenic bacteria enters your body. Describe the steps involved as your body mounts an immune response.
3. Why might a mother be at risk with her Rh+ baby?
4. Why did I discuss the dilemma that faced Mickey Mantle? How was it germane to chapter 13?
5. Describe how a genetic mutation might impact p53.
6. A person has a mutated p53 but they do not have cancer. Explain.
7. Why is cancer called a genetic disease?
8. A week after chemotherapy patient said his cancer is gone. I said, “watch for rabbits.” Explain the rabbit analogy.
9. Discuss sex linked disorders. Provide an example.
10. What is the relationship between body-building steroids and balding?
11. As discussed in lecture, what is the evolutionary benefit of sex?
12. Give me a brief lesson distinguishing a gene from an allele from a trait.
13. Why is deadly Huntington’s disease not likely to fade out of our gene pool?
I want this to be helpful to you as you study but I don't want people to memorize an answer. Consequently, the essay you see on the test will be related to these but not identical.
