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Sophia Jane Carter
returns 12/31/2012
Expertise
I can answer basic questions related to heritable diseases, and moderate level questions regarding genetics and biology in general. Please, no questions on what your future children will look like. I will happily answer questions regarding the inheritance of hair or eye colour, genetic diseases, genetic traits, etc..., but anything phrased as "I look like X and my partner look like Y; what will our baby look like?" will be sent to the question pool.
Experience in the area
For a year I served as a intern in a plant genetics laboratory, in addition to having completed a very tough biology curriculum.
Education/Credentials
I have a BA in anthropology (focus on biological anthropology) from UC Berkeley.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
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| Linda | 04/09/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you, Sophia, for the info about ..... |
| Ron | 02/05/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you! |
| Jane | 01/26/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Awesome stuff! Highly knowledgeable. Makes a difficult ..... |
| Jane | 01/25/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | A fascinating and informative response that I ..... |
| Ronda | 01/23/08 | 1 | 10 | 10 | WRONG!! Before you make other kids/parents worried ..... |
Recent Answers from Sophia Jane Carter
2008-03-04 Heterozygocity:
Thanks for the question, Matt. Heterozygosity can be a tricky concept. I'm not sure I can couch this the religious terms that you describe, but I'll try. An allele is a version of a gene, just as
2008-02-01 genetics:
Sara, Thanks for the question. If you are a university student, I would suggest accessing the following online journals/databases and doing subject or keyword searches. If you are not a student
2008-01-30 How can I grow taller?:
Thanks for the question, Bill. At 6 feet tall you're already above average. Height is determined by two factors: genes and nutrition. The effects of nutrition are usually felt during critical periods
2008-01-25 How does this happen...:
Red hair is most common in the British Isles, with a full 13% of the Scottish population possessing the phenotype for red hair and at least 40% of the population carrying the gene. It is easy to see why
2008-01-24 How does this happen...:
The highest frequency for red hair and the gene for red hair is found in western and northern Europe, however redheads aren't exclusive to these regions. For example, Pashtuns, an ethnic group found
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