2. MUTATIONS
Read page 85 of the textbook and answer the
following questions:
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4.
Name the process whereby DNA makes copies of
itself.
Explain, in regards to DNA replication, how mutations
occur?
What is the difference between spontaneous and
induced mutations?
What are mutagens or mutagenic agents? Give e.g.
5. MY SISTER’S KEEPER - SUMMARY
My Sister's Keeper is the story of Anna Fitzgerald, a
"designer baby," who was genetically
designed, conceived, and born to be a perfect genetic
match for her older sister, Kate, who suffers from a rare
childhood leukemia. At birth, Anna donates umbilical
cord blood to Kate, but as Anna grows up she donates
more blood, marrow, and stem cells to her sister to keep
her alive. When Anna is 13, her sister enters renal
failure and her parents expect Anna to donate a kidney
to her sister. In response, Anna enlists the help of an
attorney to sue her parents for the rights to her own
body. The story follows the family's struggles as Anna
sues for medical emancipation from her parents.
6. MY SISTER’S KEEPER – SCIENCE
BACKGROUND
Go to: http://www.scu.edu/ethicscenter/cases/upload/My-Sisters-Keeper.pdf
7. MY SISTER’S KEEPER – DISCUSSION
Go to:
http://warmupsfollowups.blogspot.com.au/2010/08/
my-sisters-keeper-designer-babies-organ.html
Complete Tasks D, E, F
