The counterpart to the use of mtDNA to reconstruct maternal lineages is the use of chloroplast DNA to reconstruct paternal lineages
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
Explanation: The patrilineally inherited Y chromosome is the male counterpart to mtDNA.
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In a microbial fuel cell, why are the organisms fed a rich diet of organic substrates?
A. The organic substrates ensure that very little biosysnthesis is completed to maximize the amount of substrate being oxidized instead. B. The organic substrates ensure that waste products are kept to a minimum. C. The organic substrates ensure that sufficient ATP is produced to drive the reaction. D. The organic substrates ensure that the cells remain in log phase of the growth curve.
How can injecting a person with a killed-bacteria vaccine protect that individual from a disease?
A) The proteins of the killed bacteria remain in the body, and live bacteria later prey on them instead of live tissues. B) The proteins of the killed bacteria bind with receptors in the body so that live bacteria can't bind with them later. C) The proteins of the killed bacteria stimulate the production of antibodies, which can be utilized later in response to infection. D) The proteins of the killed bacteria give the person a mild form of the disease, which conditions the body not to respond to later infection.
An immunoassay was developed to rapidly diagnose patients infected with an emerging virus. However, the researchers discovered that some individuals were producing false negatives when tested, despite being infected with the virus. What might explain this?
A. number of genome copies carried in each virion B. rapid evolution of the viral antigen C. changes in the length of the viral DNA D. changes in the antibody produced by the virus
If two genes are homologous, then it can be said that they are
A. derived from different ancestral genes and have different functions. B. derived from different ancestral genes but have a similar function. C. related through environmental natural selection. D. found only outside the nucleus in the mitochondrion or chloroplast. E. derived from the same ancestral gene.