The dog (Canis familiaris) genome has recently been sequenced. About how many of the dog's genes are shared with humans?

What will be an ideal response?


about 75 percent

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Over the long term (100 years), fire seems to ______________ species richness

a. decrease b. increase c. have no effect on d. first increase and then decrease

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All of the following do NOT depend directly

on sunlight or other inorganic sources for energy with one exception. Select the exception

a. producers only b. consumers and decomposers c. consumers only d. decomposers only e. producers and consumers

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When Frederick Griffith infected mice with S. pneumoniae that lacked a capsule, the mice

A. remained healthy. B. reproduced quicker. C. died of pneumonia. D. became ill but lived.

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Which of the following statements about RNA polymerase in bacteria is INCORRECT?

A. It binds the promoter region of a gene. B. It dissociates from the DNA at the terminator. C. It is bound to a sigma factor during initiation of transcription. D. It synthesizes RNA. E. It catalyzes the addition of nucleotides to the 5?end of a growing RNA strand.

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