Any form of inheritance that does not follow Mendelian patterns and that involves most of the cytoplasm being contributed to the embryo by one of the parents is called ________

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extrachromosomal (inheritance)

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When migrating cells move toward a greater concentration of a diffusible chemical, the chemical is called a ________.

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Amino acids, the monomer units comprising proteins, contain two functional groups, amino and carboxyl

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Watson and Crick used evidence from several studies to determine the structure of DNA. What conclusion were they able to draw from Rosalind Franklin's X-ray diffraction data, specifically?

A) DNA consists of four types of nucleotide bases: A, T, C, and G. B) DNA nucleotides form complementary base pairs. C) Adenine pairs with thymine and cytosine pairs with guanine when they are on opposite DNA strands. D) DNA is a duplex, with two strands forming a double helix. E) The DNA strands are antiparallel, and the strands are held together by hydrogen bonds.

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Which cells are unique to vertebrates?

a. pharyngeal cells b. neural crest cells c. notochordal cells d. oral hood cells

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