Which of the following is a change to the nucleotides in a segment of DNA that codes for a protein?

a. Proto-oncogenes
b. Tumor suppressor genes
c. Gene mutations
d. Negative regulators


c. Gene mutations

Gene mutations are a change to the nucleotides in a segment of DNA that codes for a protein.

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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

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The chemical difference between dideoxyribonucleotides used in Sanger sequencing and the deoxyribonucleotides

normally found in DNA is the presence of a(n) _____ in the deoxyribose sugar of dideoxyribonucleotides.

a. 3' – H rather than – OH b. 5' – H rather than – OH c. 5' – OH rather than – H d. 5' – H rather than – OH e. 3' – COOH rather than – OH

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Where are the somas of spinal motor neurons located?

a. ventral root ganglions b. dorsal white matter c. ventral gray matter d. dorsal root ganglions

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A population of mountain-dwelling salamanders migrates and splits into two populations separated by a valley they can not cross. The speciation process that may occur is:

A) temporal. B) sympatric. C) behavioral. D) allopatric.

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