Viaje a México. After getting to know Martina this semester,…

Viaje a México. After getting to know Martina this semester, you decide to participate in the UC summer study abroad program in Querétaro, México. You will be staying with a Mexican host family there. Write them an e-mail in Spanish to introduce yourself and tell them a little about you and your university life.    In the e-mail you should include an appropriate greeting and goodbye and include the following: Personal information: Name Origin (where you’re from) Information about school: What you study/your major Your favorite class Why it’s your favorite Describe the teacher Mention at least 2 activities you do for the class (para la clase) Daily activities: Mention at least 2 activities you do during the week and where you go to do those activities Written accents (for copying and pasting if needed): á é í ú ó ñ ¿ ¡

You want to find a time when you and Martina can get togethe…

You want to find a time when you and Martina can get together either during the week or on the weekend. Look at Martina’s schedule again and, using complete sentences in Spanish: (3 points per activity.) Write out two activities she has to do on Friday (using ‘tener’). Write out two activities she is going to do on Saturday (using ‘ir’). Written accents (for copying and pasting if needed): á é í ú ó ñ

A patient with abnormally high iron levels is tested to dete…

A patient with abnormally high iron levels is tested to determine if hemochromatosis, specifically the C282Y mutation in the HFE gene, is the cause. The patient’s DNA is isolated from whole blood and amplified. Amplicons are then cut with RsaI, and the resulting fragments are separated by gel electrophoresis. There are no RsaI sites in the normal 250 bp PCR product, while the C282Y mutation generates one RsaI site. The lane containing the patient’s sample has three bands at 250 bp, 140 bp, and 110 bp. Controls were acceptable. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of these results?

Your friend Eliana was able to meet Martina this week and le…

Your friend Eliana was able to meet Martina this week and learn more about her. She sends you a text with some of the things she learned. Read the four messages below and for each message, make a prediction about Martina using a full sentence in Spanish. For two messages, describe what you think she is like (personality) and for the other two, describe how you think she feels (emotional or physical state). Do not repeat the sentence from the example and do not repeat any of your responses. (3 points for each sentence.) Ejemplo: Martina trabaja mucho el sábado. —– Ella está estresada. Martina estudia mucho. Martina hace ejercicio casi (almost) todos los días. Martina tiene planes con amigos el domingo. Martina tiene tres exámenes esta semana. Written accents (for copying and pasting if needed): á é í ú ó ñ