Genetics/Questions
| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Stem Cells | 2/3/2012 | Dr. Lacoste |
| Q: It is for a debate I am doing and if you could give me your opinion it would be great. A: Stem cells, as you know, are the topic of opinionated debate around the world. With increasing study ... | ||
| genetics | 1/28/2012 | Trista Robichaud, PhD |
| Q: how are you? i want quick response of these questions; describe basic process by which genetic ... A: Unfortunately this is one of those topics that you can write entire books about, so I'm not sure ... | ||
| Genetic Testing & Appearance | 1/10/2012 | Trista Robichaud, PhD |
| Q: Robichaud, Thank you for taking my question; hopefully it falls within your area of specialty. ... A: I hate to disappoint, but scientists are still trying to figure out how all the genes work together ... | ||
| What kinds of Genome project does humanity have? | 1/7/2012 | Trista Robichaud, PhD |
| Q: Is there a papilomavirus project for decoding it's genome? I know cancer, ancestry, human genome ... A: Viral genomes are typically small; around 8000 base pairs. (Compare this to the couple-billion base ... | ||
| Human Genetics | 1/6/2012 | Dr. Lacoste |
| Q: Dr. Lacoste, I was reading the following article: ... A: The short answer to your question, I think, is no. At least not in the sense that you are thinking ... | ||
| dna | 1/5/2012 | Trista Robichaud, PhD |
| Q: Why does bacteria have more DNA than a ox? ANSWER: Hi Breanna! I'm curious to see where you got ... A: For awhile we humans thought that for an organism as complex as a human we'd need lots of DNA for ... | ||
| dna | 1/5/2012 | Trista Robichaud, PhD |
| Q: Why does bacteria have more DNA than a ox? ANSWER: Hi Breanna! I'm curious to see where you got ... A: Hrm. I think the video is somewhat outdated. The Human Genome Project has completed, as well as some ... | ||
| dna | 1/4/2012 | Trista Robichaud, PhD |
| Q: Why does bacteria have more DNA than a ox? A: I'm curious to see where you got your information; perhaps there was a typo? As far as I know, an ox ... | ||
| Baby's Blood Group | 12/21/2011 | Dr. Lacoste |
| Q: What is fixing the baby's blood group?The male blood group or female blood group? if it is possible ... A: I presume by the term "blood group" you are referring to an individuals blood type. Blood type is ... | ||
| redhair blue eyes | 12/18/2011 | Trista Robichaud, PhD |
| Q: I have brown hair I am white and husband has black hair he is african we have 2 red head girls one ... A: Red hair is a recessive gene. Recessive genes are 'masked' by dominant genes; this means that you ... | ||
| My baby | 12/15/2011 | Trista Robichaud, PhD |
| Q: I am going to deliver my first child next week and would like to know what he could possibly look ... A: Congratulations on your new baby! I can tell you're super excited. The 'simple' answer is that your ... | ||
| genetic background | 12/7/2011 | Trista Robichaud, PhD |
| Q: My wife and I are a mixed-race couple and we are currently expecting our fist child. I am half ... A: First off, congrats on your first child! What you're asking about is a phenomenon known as ... | ||
| heterochromia and blindess in one eye | 12/6/2011 | Trista Robichaud, PhD |
| Q: I have two different color eyes, one's green and one's gunmetal blue, but I'm blind in my green eye. ... A: I'm sorry to hear about your problem. Since you have another family member with a similar condition, ... | ||
| Paternity | 1/6/2011 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: I took a DNA test two years ago in which the results came back that the child was indeed my ... A: DNA tests for paternity have been proven to be 99.9% correct. Chances are you are the father ... | ||
| auto immune | 1/5/2011 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: My older daughter has been diag with chrons, second daughter with RA, third daughter IBS, my son has ... A: The fact that you did not use birth control makes things much easier and cuts down on some of the ... | ||
| abdomen | 1/4/2011 | Sophia Jane |
| Q: I am slowly losing weight with a low fat low calorie diet and cardio. The fat seems to be coming off ... A: First, congratulations on your efforts! They're apparently paying off and hopefully you're feeling ... | ||
| auto immune | 1/3/2011 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: My older daughter has been diag with chrons, second daughter with RA, third daughter IBS, my son has ... A: I would like to assist you in anyway that I can, but I am going to have to do some research before I ... | ||
| possibility of twins/boy or girl | 12/29/2010 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: I was wondering if you could tell based on my family genetics if I will have twins also will if I ... A: Family history of twins usually skips a generation or two. Looks like either you or your sister are ... | ||
| genetics. | 12/14/2010 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: wow.... i forgot to add that this is a thesis observation.. i am trying to induce a mutagen to ... A: With most experiments there may be several possibilities of proving your theses, so my suggestion is ... | ||
| rare blood combo | 12/8/2010 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: Both me & my wife have type O blood. Our last child has B. How's this possible? ANSWER: This is ... A: Unfortunately I do not know of any accumulated documented statistics. One of the reasons for that is ... | ||
| genetics. | 12/8/2010 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: hey.. i'm not that sure if formaldehyde of 0.1% and 0.2% concentration would be an effective ... A: Why would you want to change the appearance of a fruit fly? Fruit flies are a menace to our crops, ... | ||
| rare blood combo | 12/7/2010 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: Both me & my wife have type O blood. Our last child has B. How's this possible? A: This is possible because O is a universal donor. Type O can be given to type A or B. In the same way ... | ||
| blood type | 11/19/2010 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: I am AB+, mom is O+. What could my dad blood type be? The hospital said he is A+ but I am not so ... A: The hospital has absolutely no reason for not telling you the truth, accept their answer. Also their ... | ||
| genetics | 11/13/2010 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: is DNA permanently alive or not? A: DNA is alive until the day that a human being dies. DNA also changes as we age, if it did not change ... | ||
| Cancer used in Genetic Modification | 10/30/2010 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: Do I understand correctly that in order to transfering traits across species, genes are connected to ... A: I can't answer for sure whether GMO foods are having cancer introduced into their DNA. I do not have ... | ||
| Sexual Selection | 10/30/2010 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: I should've asked this question in the "evolution" section but currently that section has no ... A: Survival of the species simply means the reproduction by two of the species to produce an offspring. ... | ||
| Curious | 10/30/2010 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: I have been with my boyfriend for over five years now and I am curious as to what our future baby ... A: The majority of the time the darker color hair and eyes will be dominant. On occasion it will be a ... | ||
| Cancer used in Genetic Modification | 10/27/2010 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: Do I understand correctly that in order to transfering traits across species, genes are connected to ... A: It is difficult enough to try and cure cancer in one species. It has yet to be accomplished, cancer ... | ||
| blood type | 10/27/2010 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: If two parents are both A+ and they have 4 children 3 of the children are A+ and one is O- can that ... A: Yes, it is possible for a child to be born with type O blood from parents that are both A+. The ... | ||
| genetics probability question | 10/27/2010 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: In a family of seven children,what is the probability of obtaining the following numbers of boys and ... A: This question is difficult to answer, specially in the way that it has been asked. Question A & B ... | ||
| green eyes | 10/27/2010 | Emilio Pujol Junior |
| Q: The green gene on chromosome 19 is dominant over the blue gene. I know my grandfather had green ... A: The answer to your question is a combination of your family history. Your grandfather being a male ... | ||
| question on dominant traits | 2/3/2010 | Sophia Jane |
| Q: I am doing research for a paper on dominant traits and I have a question I hope you can help me ... A: Adena. For the situation you described, the short answer is that the layman's idea of racial ... | ||
| OMG! EYE COLOR! | 12/22/2009 | Sophia Jane |
| Q: Ok, My husband has a son from a previous relationship. The ex wife and whole family have blue eyes ... A: Eye colour inheritance is usaully demonstrated using very simplistic pungent square examples, but in ... | ||
| Cloning | 12/18/2009 | Sophia Jane |
| Q: If someone made a clone of themselves would all the physical traits be exactly the same or would ... A: That's a great question! The short answer is that yes, everything would be the same. The long ... | ||
| genetics | 12/17/2009 | Sophia Jane |
| Q: what is the proper race name for a child that came from a black father and a white mother.thank you A: Racial classifications are largely social constructs, not a true science. There is no definitive ... | ||
| eye color | 11/13/2009 | Darren Raffety |
| Q: Recently I heard that 2 brown-eyed people can not have a child with blue eyes. I have also heard ... A: Your right to be confused having heard so much contradictory advise! Thank you very much for the ... | ||
| Cleft chins on newborns. | 11/11/2009 | Darren Raffety |
| Q: I'm 6 months pregnant with a boy. My boyfriend has a cleft chin, though neither of his parents have ... A: Yes it is entirely possible. There are two genes responsible for a cleft chin. One of those genes ... | ||
| DNA | 11/7/2009 | Darren Raffety |
| Q: Either by observation or testing, does DNA give any indication of the passage of time? A: Fantastic question! There isn't actually a correct answer as of yet, still highly debated. ... | ||
| Chin dimple & rolling tounges | 11/6/2009 | Darren Raffety |
| Q: We had a daughter who has a chin dimple (as does my hiusband). He is under the impression that all ... A: I can understand where the doubt is coming from and this is a much asked question. Firstly, ... | ||
| question please | 11/3/2009 | Darren Raffety |
| Q: I have a quick question can DNA tests for paternity ever be wrong? Assuming no tampering,expert ... A: I'm trying hard not to reach any conclusions on whom is telling the truth ect and I'm a little ... | ||
Genetics
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Emilio Pujol Junior
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Expertise
Since there are no current experts in this field, I will attempt to answer all questions presented to me. I would like the opportunity to start by answering the questions of those that were not satisfied with the answers previously given to them. We may then be able to establish my expertise, or lack of it by the number of those that accept my answer over those that they did not accept. I think that at least I should be given the opportunity to answer 10 questions, and then let the record be the deciding factor.
Experience
I have read the following books: Genetic Analysis (Fifth Edition). Solomons Organic Chemistry (Fifth Edition). Molecular and Cellular Biology (Stephen L.Wolfe). The rest of the books are too many to mention hear.
Publications
On my web site which is no longer open. E-P-MINISTRIES.ORG and
Poetry.com.
Education/Credentials
The study of the books just mentioned in the area of experience. Airframe and Powerplant Certificate as a Licensed Mechanic approved by the FAA. Glendale Community College. Private Pilots Ground School class at same College.
Awards and Honors
National Deans List three times.
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