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1. Explain what is a karyotype and how it can be used to diagnose genetic diseases.  2. Explain what a nondisjunction is and give at least one example 

Select a characteristic of covalent bonds:

A girl inherited a genetic condition from her dad and even though she doesn’t show the disease completely. She has a few symptoms is a genetic carrier for this condition. This genetic condition is most likely:

Pleiotropy is a genetic characteristic that is seen in many organisms. What does it mean?  

A trait  is visible in the P generation but it is not expressed in their offspring (F1), however it is expressed again the F2 generation. What would be most probable cause of the inheritance pattern of this trait?

One main difference between DNA and RNA is:

What is the main role of prokaryotes in the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

What is NOT a function of a vacuole?

A technician needs to add a new wireless device to a small WLAN. The WLAN is a mixture of old and newer 802.11b and 802.11g devices. What choice for the new device would provide the most interoperability for present and future growth?

We use page tables to translate virtual addresses into physical addresses. What mechanisms are used to optimize storage of page tables [3pts] and runtime of translation [3pts]?