Allysa Kamille M. Javier
2SM
Learning Episode 1
1. What is the chromosome theory of inheritance, and how is it related to Mendel’s
findings?
The chromosome theory of inheritance expresses that acquired attributes are constrained by
qualities dwelling on chromosomes dependably communicated through gametes, keeping up
hereditary congruity from one age to another. Both the chromosome theory of inheritance and
Mendel's findings are the very similar with each other.
2. Given the state of knowledge at the time of the Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty experiment,
why was it difficult for some scientists to accept that DNA is the carrier of genetic information?
Genes have an assortment of capacities. Since proteins can contain up to 20 distinctive amino
acids, while DNA is comprised of just four unique nucleotides, proteins ought to have more
useful varieties. It appeared to be possible that proteins ought to be the hereditary material.
3. Describe the central dogma of molecular genetics and how it serves as the basis of modern
genetics.
The central dogma of molecular genetics alludes to the connections among DNA, RNA, and
proteins. The process of transcription and translation are fundamental to understanding these
connections.
4. Until the mid-1940s, many scientists considered proteins to be the likely candidates for the
genetic material. Why?
Scientists considered proteins to be the likely candidates for the genetic material because
proteins are known to be the most abundant cells, there are a large number of proteins and lastly,
their universal distribution in the nucleus and cytoplasm, many researchers thought proteins
would be shown to be the carriers of genetic information.
5. If you knew that a devastating late-onset inherited disease runs in your family (in other words,
a disease that does not appear until later in life) and you could be tested for it at the age of 20,
would you want to know whether you are a carrier? Would your answer belikely to change when
you reach age 40? Explain your answer.
Yes I would want to know if I have that hereditary disease at the age of 20 because for me it will
not be too late to cure such disease or I can still do things to prevent that disease to spread all
over my body unlike at 4oyears old, I believe that I would not want to know it at this moment
because I already spent almost half of my life alive without enduring that disease and I would
want to spend the rest like that.
