Pick One of the Sixteen Questions from Chapter 1, and Construct

question 12

Essay

Pick one of the sixteen questions from Chapter 1, and construct a fictional dialogue in which two or more people engage in a discussion about what the question means, and why.   Have fun with the dialogue, but try to make the conversation a genuine, probing discussion. Have the respondents (one of whom can be you-or Socrates)ask one another questions like "What do you mean by that?" "Why do you believe that?" and "Why is that important?" As you write the dialogue, try to feel the issue out and see what viewpoint seems the strongest and why.   The dialogue can end with mutual agreement between the participants or with the participants agreeing to disagree.

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Definitions:

Totipotent Nuclei

Nuclei that have the potential to develop into any cell type or a complete organism, characteristic of early embryonic cells.

Differentiate

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Maternal Effect Genes

Genes of the mother that are transcribed during oogenesis and subsequently affect the development of the embryo. Compare with zygotic genes.

Drosophila Development

The study of growth and development processes in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, a model organism in genetics and developmental biology.