Week6a+Key+to+questions

Student 1 wrote: " I think the more severe one is the recessive allele because it is more hidden and it carries more common traits." //I wonder if the student means to say that the very fact that the disorder can 'hide' makes it more severe?//
 * Question 1: When do you think a disorder is more severe - when carried by a dominant or recessive allele? EXPLAIN.**

Student 2 wrote " The disorder comes out to be more severe when it is carried by a dominant allele because there is a higher chance the offspring will inherit it. The disorders from then on can be passed on to future generations and if not addressed could possibly be stronger overtime." //It seems like you are saying that disorders that stay around should grow stronger over time.//

Student 3 wrote " I believe that a disorder is more severe when it is carried by a dominant allele. I believe this because between a dominant and a recessive allele, the dominant allele is always the one that determines what trait an offspring will receive." //However,dominant or recessive has nothing to do with the severity of the disorders.//

Student 4 wrote" "
 * Disorders are more severe when they are carried out by a recessive allele because it is not as noticeable as it would be if it was carried out by a dominant allele." //Good. Now let's clarify: Since severe disorders that are dominant would be noticeable, the people that are affected would have less children. limiting the number of people that would inherit the disorder. There is no such selection against recessive disorders, no matter how severe.//**

**Question 2:** **A. Human genome project - the sequencing of the entire DNA of a human individual. What could be the benefits for completing the sequencing of the entire human DNA?** **B. Would you have liked to be the person they sequence entirely? Explain shortly.** There were a number of answers here, most of which were relevant, if not right on correct. The answers to part B here also varried, which is natural in a personal choice such as this.

**Question 3: Reflect on your project so far - how is you group getting along? What are your challenges so far (technical? social? language? due dates, etc.)**

//The answers here did not vary. Some studnets and teams are satisfied some are not. But almost all responses included a complaint that the team members have a problem communciating outside the classroom. And to this I respond - so here is your chance to learn how to collaborate and communicate without physically meeting. This is the world of today!//