Which best describes the effect of positive assortative mating in a population?
a. It causes natural selection.
b. It increases homozygosity.
c. It changes allele frequencies.
d. It stabilizes genotype frequencies.
e. It produces more mutations each generation
b
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___________ suggests that traits in offspring resemble the average of the parents
A. Mendelian inheritance B. Natural selection C. Blending inheritance D. Eugenic inheritance
During SCNT, the DNA is extracted from the egg using a(n) _____
a. fine point needle b. virus c. micropipette d. electric current e. calcium phosphate
The central dogma of molecular biology states that:
a. DNA is transcribed into RNA, which is translated into protein. b. DNA is translated into protein. c. DNA is translated into RNA, which is transcribed into protein. d. RNA is transcribed into protein. e. DNA is transcribed into RNA
Which of the following is a reason that conservation biologists have begun to use phylogenetic trees to assist in determining where to direct the limited resources that support conservation efforts?
A. Conservation biologists do not use phylogenetic trees to make decisions about limited resource use, the diagrams are used strictly in the study of evolution. B. Phylogenetic trees can demonstrate species with few close relatives that are more likely to possess unique features and adaptations not shared by other species. C. Distinct species are valuable because they represent a part of life that, if lost, cannot be recovered. D. Species with numerous, closely related groups are more likely to survive extinction due to hybridization with those closely related groups.