All of the following increase genetic variation EXCEPT
A. crossing over.
B. random fertilization.
C. independent assortment.
D. mitosis.
E. mutation.
D. mitosis.
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A chromosome that has been broken and rejoined in
a reversed sequence has undergone a. inversion. b. deletion. c. duplication. d. translocation. e. aneuploidy.
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A) even though Jane's blood type is a match to Bob's, her major histocompatability (MHC) proteins may not be a match B) a blood type match is less stringent than a match required for transplant because blood is more tolerant of change C) for each gene, there is only one blood allele but many tissue alleles D) Jane's MHC class II genes are not expressed in bone marrow
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a. true b. false