In Prokaryote genetics, Transformation can be defined as the:
A. Use of a bacteriophage (bacterial virus) to transfer DNA between cells.
B. The correct answer is not listed.
C. Direct transfer of DNA from one bacterial cell to another.
D. Naked DNA is taken up from the environment by bacterial cells.
Ans: D. Naked DNA is taken up from the environment by bacterial cells.
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An example of a mutagen that integrates into the double-helix of DNA resulting in the inhibition of DNA replication would be
A. EMS B. Nitrous acid C. 5BU D. 2-amino purine E. Acridine dyes
The Hadley effect is
A. why water in a toilet bowl spins counter clockwise. B. an explanation for climate patterns that links solar radiation and the spin of the Earth. C. one of the reasons for the extinction of the Panamanian golden frog. D. why water in a toilet bowl spins counter clockwise and an explanation for climate patterns that links solar radiation and the spin of the Earth. E. Only important in southern hemisphere forests on the western sides of mountains.
During the 1968 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee performed an analysis of ____ on all female athletes in order to verify their sex
a. Barr bodies b. hormone levels c. karyotypes d. genitalia e. phenotypes
What is a characteristic that makes an organism able to survive and reproduce in its environment?
A. culture B. analogy C. selection D. adaptation E. homology