Germline engineering would

a. alter a cloned embryo's genetic makeup.
b. replace defective genes.
c. insert missing genes.
d. modify damaged genes.
e. all of these.


E

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Independent assortment means that the ____

a. phenotypes are often a blending of two independent genotypes b. segregation of one gene pair depends on the segregation of another gene pair c. gametes produced must be heterozygous in all cases d. segregation of one gene pair occurs as if no other gene pair was present e. phenotypic ratio in F2 will be the same for dihybrid and monohybrid crosses

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Pioneers of the American West used the plant called

horsetails a. as pot scrubbers. b. as sandpaper. c. for decoration. d. for kindling. e. for food.

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On Figure 37-3, the part of the embryo that contains most of the food used by the embryonic plant during germination is labeled:


a. 2.
b. 3.
c. 4.
d. 5.
e. 6.

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How did Wallace contribute to the history of ideas about evolution?

A) He proposed the idea that Earth is very old. B) He was the main opponent of Darwin's ideas immediately after they were published. C) He proposed the theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics. D) He proposed a theory of evolution similar to Darwin's.

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