Imagine you are the biologist on a space ship whose five-year mission is to seek out new life on other planets. Your job is to find hereditary material. What is the singlemost important characteristic you will use to determine whether the chemicals you discover are good candidates for hereditary material.

You have been put in charge of developing a breed of domesticated dog that lives to be 40 years old on average. You will need to brainstorm for several minutes on how you could extend the life of dogs. You should refer to the example of the fruit flies from lecture.As part of this project, the breeders will need to put together an informational brochure to hand out to veterinarians and prospective owners of the dogs, which discusses: first, how dogs' age will be extended, then, some of the potential consequences of having a pet that lives for such a long time. The brochure will need to inform prospective owners that these dogs may live 40 or more years. It should point out that someone who is 30+ years old may have to plan on care for the pet if it were to outlive him or her. Also, there will be more lifetime costs associated with these dogs simply because they live so long. These dogs may be prone to diseases that are not seen in dogs with shorter life spans. Finally, there may be…

Consider the fact that DNA determines the trait, what question is the scientific investigation, seeking to answer?

It can be said that modern biology is experiencing an "omics" revolution. A number of new subdisciplines of molecular biology will provide the infrastructure for major advances in our understanding of living systems. Which of the following terms does not identify a specific area within that infrastructure? toxicogenomics metagenomics glycomics transcriptomics proteomics pharmacogenomics metabolomics mendelianomics