You are working with Neurospora, a fungus that generates an…

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Yоu аre wоrking with Neurоsporа, а fungus that generates an ascus with 8 ordered spores. You create a heterozygous diploid strain by mating a parent of the genotype of Leu+ AmpR Ade+ with another parent of the genotype Leu- AmpS Ade-. All 3 of these genes are linked in the order written. Leu+ allows cells to synthesize leucine, which is an amino acid that is necessary for the fungus to live, Leu- cells cannot synthesize leucine. AmpR confers resistance to ampicillin, AmpS cells are sensitive to ampicillin. Ade+ cells turn red when grown in appropriate conditions, while Ade- cells are white. You induce meiosis in your diploid strain and analyze the individual spores of the resulting asci. Among your population of asci, you find one ascus with spores of the phenotypes listed in the table below. The spores are numbered in the order they were positioned in the ascus. Spores Leucine Ampicillin Color Genotype 1 Prototroph Resistant Red [1] 2 Prototroph Resistant Red [2] 3 Prototroph Resistant White [3] 4 Prototroph Sensitive White [4] 5 Auxotroph Sensitive Red [5] 6 Auxotroph Sensitive Red [6] 7 Auxotroph Sensitive White [7] 8 Auxotroph Sensitive White [8] A. Write the full genotype of each spore into the genotype column of the table. Use the format in the first paragraph above for this (Leu+ or Leu-, AmpR or AmpS, and Ade+ or Ade-) B. What is the aberrant spore genotype ratio in this ascus? [ratio] (please indicate both the ratio and the gene affected) C. Briefly describe the different ways this aberrant ratio could have arisen. You only need to include 2 things here: --what kind(s) of heteroduplex(es) were possible --how the heteroduplex(es) were repaired and what they were repaired to, if at all  [how]

Cоmpаre аnd cоntrаst the three stereоtypical age structure diagrams (aka population pyramids) that we learned about -- pyramid-shaped, skyscraper-shaped, and kite-shaped. In your answer, address these issues: what does the birth rate look like for each if there is population momentum or not and why which types of countries typically have each type of diagram what each type of diagram means for population growth of that society   Grading breakdown: What birth rate looks like - 4.5 ptsIf there is population momentum and why - 6 ptsWhat types of country have each - 4.5 ptsWhat each diagram means for population growth - 6 ptsGrammar & mechanics - 4 pts

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