Describe a haplotype block
What will be an ideal response?
ANS:
A haplotype block is a region of a chromosome in which there is little genetic diversity, recombination is rare, and linkage disequilibrium is high.
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a. the Indian Ocean. b. the North Atlantic. c. the Tropical Pacific. d. the Mediterranean. e. the Pacific Ocean.
Rosalind Franklin did not share in the Nobel
Prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA because
a. she was a woman. b. her contributions were minimal. c. she was not liked by James Watson. d. her ideas were stolen by Maurice Wilking. e. she died of cancer before the award was given.
From which of the following structures do lateral roots arise?
a. the root hairs b. the endodermis c. the pericycle d. the root cap
One possible use of synthetic biology is bioremediation; this application is best described as ________
A) synthesizing an entire organism that can process the pollutant B) transplanting a completely synthesized genome into a host that can then use genes to process the pollutant C) isolating bacteria from polluted areas and adjusting their genome to process the pollutant D) collecting pollutants and subjecting naturally occurring organisms to extreme levels to force evolution to process the pollutant