Which two factors contribute significantly to the wide ranges of genome size among eukaryotes?

What will be an ideal response?


The presence of introns and repetitive sequences is a major contributor, as are the differences in the number of genes.

Biology & Microbiology

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and lancelets?

a. invertebrates b. chordates c. gill slits d. notochords in the larvae e. all of these describe both tunicates and lancelets

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The particular type of element is determined by the number of:

a. electrons b. protons c. neutrons d. valence electrons e. energy levels

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Where are cell membrane components synthesized?

a. endoplasmic reticulum b. lysosomes c. Golgi apparatus d. vesicles e. nucleus

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A ________ inversion is one whose breakpoints do not flank the centromere

A) acentric B) segmental C) dicentric D) paracentric E) pericentric

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