________ is rare and occurs most commonly when repetitive regions of homologous chromosomes misalign, resulting in partial deletions and partial duplications

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Unequal crossover

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a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 e. 7

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A: somatic mutations. B: silent mutations. C: transitions. D: inversions. E: transversions.

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a. carrying capacity and age structure. b. birth rate and death rate.

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A(n) ________ is a bacterial virus which is integrated into the host cell DNA

A) lytic phage B) prophage C) plasmid D) transposon E) insertion phage

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