Biology – 111
TOPIC: Genetics/Reproduction
Organism chosen to write about: Fern Plant (Pteridophyta)
Discuss an organism from a genetics/reproduction standpoint. How many chromosomes and how many copies of each does a healthy individual have? Describe the reproductive isolating mechanisms that prevent males and females from wasting their gametes.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
* 1200 on-topic words (penalty for less; no reward for more), typewritten and proofed
* Cite at least two peer-reviewed journal articles using both within-text (author/year)
citations and full citation details at the end of your paper.
* MLA format
* Do more than just summarize discover details that interest you; go down rabbit holes;
look at current experiments and research; make connections; have fun.
* Be sure to attribute any direct quotes and to cite information that you summarize; to
do otherwise is to imply the ideas and research that generated the information are
your own, which is plagiarism.
* No more than 15 percent of the word count may come from direct quotes.