It may be possible to decide if an inherited condition is due to an autosomal dominant or an autosomal recessive allele by studying a

What will be an ideal response?


pedigree

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On a phylogenetic tree for Anthropoidea, the clade that includes ____ and the clade that includes ____ are sister taxa

because they emerged from a common node.

a. chimpanzees; orangutans b. orangutans; humans c. gorillas; chimpanzees d. gorillas; both chimpanzees and humans e. old world monkeys; both chimpanzees and humans

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When constructing a karyotype, the chromosome images are arranged in pairs according to ____________________ and ____________________.

a. size; telomere location b. size; centromere location c. banding pattern; centromere location d. banding pattern; telomere location e. size; banding pattern

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Which statement concerning gravity detection in humans is true?

a. Statoliths are pulled down by gravity, stimulating hair cells of the statocysts. b. Otoliths are pulled down by gravity onto stereocilia, stimulating nerve impulses. c. Gravity moves the cupula, causing hair cells of the lateral line organs to bend. d. Gravity pulls on the hair cells of the basilar membrane, stimulating nerve impulses. e. Gravity moves perilymph over the hair cells of the tectorial membrane

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Which of the following is a density-independent population-regulating factor?

A) a tornado B) a famine C) a parasite D) an outbreak of a new, lethal flu strain

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