An individual with nonidentical alleles for a gene is called ________ for that gene

a. recessive
b. heterozygous
c. hemizygous
d. homozygous


b

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What will be an ideal response?

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Since females take on the larger parenting role in most species, what tendency do they have?

A. They are the choosy sex. B. They compete heavily for access to high fitness males. C. They produce large numbers of gametes. D. They acquire polyandrous groups of male mates.

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Which cells are alive at maturity?

A. Sieve elements B. Vessel elements C. Tracheids D. Vessel elements and tracheids E. Sieve elements and vessel elements

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