A rare recessive trait in a pedigree is indicated by which pattern of inheritance?

A) vertical
B) horizontal
C) diagonal
D) both vertical and horizontal
E) pure-breeding


B) horizontal

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Malthus' idea that was incorporated into the natural selection summary by Darwin suggested that limited resources

A. preserve harmful variations and eliminate favorable variations in a population. B. eliminate both favorable and harmful variations in a population. C. preserve favorable variations and eliminate harmful variations in a population. D. preserve favorable and harmful variations in a population. E. neither preserve nor eliminate harmful variations in a population.

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The term that describes a tissue lacking oxygen is ____

a. hypoxic b. hyperemia c. hyperbaric d. hypercapnia e. hyperventilate

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Which enzyme is responsible for adding complementary DNA bases to an exposed DNA strand?

A) DNA helicase B) DNA polymerase C) DNA ligase D) DNA peptidase

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The union of the sperm and the egg that results in a cell with 46 chromosomes is called a(n) ________

A) embryo B) zygote C) trophoblast D) fetus

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