The fusion of a male gamete with a female gamete is called
A. syngamy.
B. meiosis.
C. mitosis.
D. recombination.
E. synapsis.
A. syngamy.
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Which of the statements below does not accurately describe the inheritance of mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes?
A. These organelles are partitioned with the cytoplasm during gamete formation. B. Organelles that derive from those in the mother exhibit maternal inheritance. C. Organelles that are in high concentration in sperm, such as mitochondria, are almost always inherited using a paternal inheritance pattern. D. Organelles in the offspring that derive from the father exhibit paternal inheritance. E. Organelles in the offspring that derive from both parents exhibit biparental inheritance.
In flowering plants an ovary is part of a(n)
a. corolla. b. ovule. c. calyx. d. stamen. e. carpel.
Implantation occurs approximately
a. one day after fertilization. b. three days after fertilization. c. one week after fertilization. d. two weeks after fertilization. e. one month after fertilization.
Net or overall probabilities are obtained by multiplying separate independent probabilities. This is formally known as
A) the sum rule. B) the chi-square test. C) the product rule. D) the sign test. E) the probability rule.