Of the three types of bees that you see in the image above the queen and the worker are genetic clones. They share all the same genes yet they look different from each other. The queen lives longer, they are bigger and they lay eggs while the worker has a completely different existence. If they have the same genes, what might account for the differences that we see in their respective biology?
For this week’s task read the short article, Epigenetic (Links to an external site.) and view video Nova: Epigenetics. Also, make sure you know the basic definition of what a gene is.
As you create your assignment you will need to include all of the following information on your assignment.
- Define what the epigenome is and its role in gene expression. In your own words tell me how the epigenome is involved in activating or deactivating genes.
- Explain how altering the epigenome can produce a different type of bee. How do we transform identical bee larvae into workers or bees?
- Lastly, make sure you give citations.
Tips for success:
- Please keep your answer to only what is asked in the assignment – Remember, do not paste your matrix in the post.
- I recommend composing your content offline in a text editor and then copy and paste the text into your reply post. If something happens you will have an offline copy of all of your hard work!
- I highly recommend using Google Docs (Drive) to compose offline, as Google plays well with web-based forums. If you are using Microsoft Word to compose offline, you may need to do some editing to the format when you paste it into the reply.
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