Lesson 5.03

• what are the characteristics of living things?

• why are organisms classified?

• how are organisms classified?

• how are organisms classified into domains?

• how are organisms classified into kingdoms?

• why do scientists use binomial nomenclature?

What type of genetic drift would be simulated if all the beans that were not selected died out?

The human genome project is devoted to mapping the general dna sequence of our species. this could lead to the development of new medicines, as well as the possibility of using gene therapy to treat certain diseases. however, there are some ethical issues surrounding the mapping of individual genomes. one concern is a) that your genes may change over time, making the project useless. b) that insurance companies could discriminate based on genetic make-up. c) that since this has never been done before, we should probably not do it now. d) that sequencing our individual genomes is so expensive, it is a counter-productive strategy.

Where can dna be found in a prokaryotic cell