Alleles of unlinked genes segregate independently of each other during meiosis so that the gametes can contain all possible combinations of alleles.
What will be an ideal response?
independent assortment
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A. Its photons have the shortest wavelength in the visual spectrum B. Its photons have the highest energy in the visual spectrum C. Its photons have the longest wavelength in the visual spectrum D. It is not considered a part of the visual spectrum
While hiking in Central Florida, you are lucky enough to see many swallowtail tiger butterflies. You observe that there are two types, or morphs, of the butterflies — a yellow morph and a black morph. What is a likely explanation for this?
A. The swallowtail tiger butterfly has undergone artificial selection. B. The swallowtail tiger butterfly has undergone gene inversion for the gene that determines color. C. The swallowtail tiger butterfly has more than one allele for the gene that determines color. D. The swallowtail tiger butterfly has a single allele for the gene that determines color.
Which of the following help to release carbon from dead organisms?
a. Fungi b. Saprobes c. Pseudopodia d. Parasites
Similarities between organisms in biomes that are widely separated on the planet are an indication of:
a. invasive species becoming adapted to their new home b. morphological convergence c. recombinant DNA d. common ancestry e. founder effects