Bacteria can exchange genes with other
bacteria by a method called
a. binary fission.
b. meiotic recombination.
c. conjugation.
d. translation.
e. compilation
C
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_____ Loss of structures in the transition from a larval stage to direct development prohibits evolutionary reversal.
_____ Direct development has evolved multiple times.
_____ Evolution always proceeds parsimoniously.
_____ Possession of a larval stage is the ancestral state in limpets.
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A true-breeding 6-inch strain is bred to a true-breeding 12-inch strain. All the F1s produce 9-inch cucumbers. What sizes would you expect to see in the mature F2s? A) Discrete lengths of 6, 9, and 12 inches B) Discrete lengths of 6 and 12 inches C) Discrete lengths of 9 inches D) Discrete lengths of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 inches E) Lengths ranging continuously from 6 to 12 inches
What does the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) account for that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) does not?
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