Felsenstein (1985 ) developed a method to plot the divergence that arises between sister species as they evolve farther and farther from their common ancestor

This method enables researchers to better evaluate cross-species correlations among traits. The resultant plot provides divergences that arise between pairs of sister species as they evolve away from a common ancestor, and are known as ________. [three words] Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


phylogenetically independent contrasts

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a. living donors b. cadavers c. other animal species d. laboratory grown tissues e. individuals compensated for kidney donation

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A male patient at a medical clinic presents with infertility due to nonmotile sperm and an inability to clear mucous from his respiratory tract. Other tissues are normal. You suspect that these symptoms may be caused by mutant

a. tubulin. b. kinesin. c. dynein. d. tau protein. e. MAP 1.

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The level of genetic control that involves the processing of early RNA transcripts to mRNA and the rate at which mRNA leaves the nucleus is

A. feedback control. B. transcriptional control. C. translational control. D. posttranscriptional control. E. posttranslational control.

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On what basis can cellular slime moulds be distinguished from plasmodial slime moulds?

a. reproductive structures b. spore formation c. food requirements d. nuclei per cell

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