1. What is Darwinian Fitness?

How will the population evolve over time if the homozygous dominant genotype has the best darwinian fitness?

What will happen to the allele frequencies?

What will happen to the genotype frequencies?

What will happen to the population’s mean fitness?

2. Assume you are a scientist at a biotechnology firm.

Your employer has asked you to clone the human gene Muscleblind-like 1 and express it in bacteria cells.

Make a list of the actions you’d take to complete this assignment.

Make a note of any materials/reagents/tools you will need to complete each stage.

This question is worth a lot of points, so take your time and be comprehensive.