Easily observable examples of incomplete dominance in human are rare, but ____________________ is one example. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)
ANSWER: sickle cell anemia
You might also like to view...
For glycolysis to occur,
a. glucose must enter the mitochondria. b. there must be an input of energy from ATP. c. oxygen must be available. d. ATP syntase must be activated. e. heat must be supplied
What are nematocysts?
a. reproductive cells b. excretory organs c. sets of muscle cells
d. circulatory cells e. defensive cells
Which of the following statements concerning calmodulin is FALSE?
a. It activates protein kinases. b. It activates phosphatases. c. It is a protein. d. It is found in all eukaryotic cells studied. e. It binds a maximum of three calcium ions.
Some butterflies can ingest toxic chemicals from the milkweed plants they feed on and then can store those chemicals in their body. Because toxins stored in the butterflies are toxic to birds, the birds avoid eating the butterflies. Which of the
following is the best explanation for this situation? A) Butterflies that stored the chemicals were never eaten by predators, so those butterflies survived. B) Butterflies developed a mutation that led them to be able to store the chemical because they needed to avoid being eaten. C) Milkweed plants wanted the butterflies to ingest the chemical so they would no longer feed on the plant, but the butterflies fooled the milkweed by storing the toxic chemicals. D) Any butterfly allele that allowed milkweed toxin storage would be likely to persist because butterflies that had it were more likely to survive.