Homework 9
BIO 2
(10 points)
Name ________________________
1.
Lab Sec _____
Diploid cells have two copies of each type of chromosome. Draw out the process of mitosis in
a diploid cell that has four chromosomes (total): two copies of chromosome 1 and two copies
of chromosome 2. Use colored pencils to color the copies of chromosome 1 blue and the copies
of chromosome 2 red so they can be easily distinguished from one another in your drawing.
Label each stage of mitosis and be sure to include drawings of the original parent cell (prior to
mitosis) as well as the two daughter cells (that are produced following mitosis and
cytokinesis).
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2.
Haploid cells (like yeast cells) have only one copy of each chromosome. On the top of the next
page, draw out the process of mitosis in a haploid cell that has two chromosomes total: one
copy of chromosome 1 (blue) and one copy of chromosome 2 (red). As in your drawing for
question #1, be sure to include drawings of the original parent cell (prior to mitosis) as well as
the two daughter cells (that are produced following mitosis and cytokinesis).
3.
You have extracted DNA from various food sources (shown in column 3 of the table below)
and set up the following PCR reactions, where the universal plant primers target a gene coding
for a protein involved in photosynthesis and yield a 455 bp PCR product, and the GMO primers
target two promoters commonly used in plant transgenes (the same ones targeted by the PCR
primers in lab) and yield PCR products of similar size (about 215 bp).
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Reaction #
Primer Set
Source of DNA
1
Universal plant primers
Known GMO+ soybean sprouts
2
GMO primers
Known GMO+ soybean sprouts
3
Universal plant primers
Known GMO- raisins
4
GMO primers
Known GMO- raisins
5
Universal plant primers
Fritos brand corn chips
6
GMO primers
Fritos brand corn chips
7
Universal plant primers
Zanzibar papaya
8
GMO primers
Zanzibar papaya
After PCR and gel electrophoresis, the gel looks like the one shown at the top of the next
page.
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DNA
ladder
WELLS
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450
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a.
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Which of your PCR reactions were positive controls? Did they work?
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b.
Which of your PCR reactions were negative controls? Did they work?
c.
If any of the controls did NOT work, what do you think might have gone wrong? (List
at least 3 possible explanations.)
4.
The GMO+ primers used in lab are actually comprised of two different primer sets that target
two different common plant transgenes. Knowing what you do about PCR, what must be true
of these two primers sets in order for them to be “multiplexed” (used in the same PCR
reaction) successfully? Explain. (A single sentence is sufficient!)
5.
ANSWER MUST BE TYPED.
Using the internet, locate the website of at least one reputable organization that opposes
transgenic plant technology. What argument(s) does this organization make against the use of
transgenic plants? Write up your answer in your own words (don’t just cut and paste from the
website, please) and reference the website using the following format:
Author. (Publication Date). Web page title. Retrieved Date (month/day/year) from URL
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Author: Usually found at the top or bottom of the web page. Look for: Author,
Compiler/Compiled by, Maintainer/Maintained by. If author is not available, begin your
citation with the web page title.
Publication Date: Usually found at the end of the document. Use the last update if
available. Use the copyright date if available. If the month and day are given, include them.
If a publication date is not available, use n.d. (no date).
Web Page Title: Give the title of the web page here. If you are citing a specific article within
a larger web site, give the title of the article and the name of the larger web site.
Retrieved date: the day, month and year that you originally accessed the page.
URL: "Uniform Resource Locator" is the web address of your document. It is found at the top
right corner of your printout or in the "Location" bar on your web browser. Take care in
transcribing the URL. Copying and pasting is recommended. Whenever possible, the URL
should take the reader directly to the document you are citing. If this is not possible, the URL
should take the reader as close to the document as possible.
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