What kind of research is done with mitochondrial DNA? What is particular or specific about mitochondrial DNA? (In other words, how is it different from most other types of inheritance?)
What will be an ideal response?
?Mitochondrial DNA provides ways to study genetic change over time both within a species and
between species because it is inherited from one parent only (mother) and is only subject to
mutation.
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Which of the following would you not expect to find at a Mousterian site?
A. Neanderthal burials B. prepared cores C. sidescrapers-on-flakes D. atlatl E. evidence of hunting large game
Regulatory genes:
A. initiate or block the activity of other genes B. were originally thought by Mendel to be responsible for violet-colored flowers in the pea plant C. "cut" DNA at specific sites D. all of these
Anything made or modified by humans is an artifact
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
King Hammurabi's reign was especially accomplished in the areas of:
a. development of legal system and religious institutions b. organization of government and legal system c. administration of legal system and trade organizations d. social organization and political administration