Tandem repeat sequences found at the ends of chromosomes, such as TTAGGG as found in vertebrates, are known as ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


telomeres

Biology & Microbiology

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According to the ABC model of floral development, which genes would be expressed in a showy ornamental flower with multiple sepals and petals but no stamens or carpels?

A) A genes only B) B genes only C) C genes only D) A and B genes only E) A and C genes only

Biology & Microbiology

A mutation in a gene that results in it being expressed in the wrong place or at the wrong time is known as a ____ mutation

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

Biology & Microbiology

Which property is true of living things?

a. They are stable over time. b. They are stable over many generations. c. They use protein as their hereditary material. d. They must obtain all organic molecules of life from external sources. e. They consist of one or more cells.

Biology & Microbiology

The enzyme ________ is used by retroviruses to transfer information from RNA to DNA

a. RNA polymerase b. reverse transcriptase c. integrase d. helicase

Biology & Microbiology