Explain the ethical concerns with germ-line gene therapy in humans
What will be an ideal response?
If gene therapy were applied to germ-line cells in humans rather than being limited to somatic cells,
we would be doing an experiment on the next generation without their consent. We would also be
creating changes to the human genome that were being passed to all future generations, and we don't
know what the consequences of those changes will be. For these reasons, we limit gene therapy in
humans to somatic cells only.
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What will be an ideal response?
In the experiment involving bluegill sunfish and their choice of diet, when equal numbers of small,
medium, and large Daphnia are present,
a. the sunfish prefer small Daphnia. b. the sunfish prefer medium Daphnia. c. the sunfish prefer large Daphnia. d. the sunfish show no preference. e. sunfish do not consume Daphnia.
Four of the five answers listed below possess
some type of coelom. Select the EXCEPTION.
a. crustaceans b. annelids c. arthropods d. mollusks e. cnidarians
A third level consumer is indicated by
a. A. b. B. c. C. d. D. e. E.