The invertebrate group most closely related to the vertebrates is:

A. Echinodermata
B. Urochordata
C. Cephalochordata
D. Ophiouroidea
E. Notochordata


C. Cephalochordata

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A. glycogenolysis. B. protein synthesis. C. lipolysis. D. lipogenesis. E. glucose polymer formation.

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Knockout experiments involving __________ genes in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) revealed

local controls over gene expression. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The base sequences that are left behind after the introns have been spliced out by enzymes are the ________

A) genes B) anticodons C) exons D) phosphates

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