In The Origin of Species, Darwin argued that the mechanism of descent with modification was ________

A) artificial selection
B) natural selection
C) inheritance of acquired characteristics
D) uniformitarianism


B

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a. Band 3 b. glycophorin c. dystrophin d. ankyrin

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Large spherical cells of cyanobacteria that are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen are referred to as ________.

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