A loss of 90% of the population in the Pingelap atoll from a typhoon in 1775 resulted in a high percentage of the current population being affected by achromatopsia. As a result, all of these affected individuals _____
a. have normal vision
b. are descendants of one of the 20 original survivors
c. receive genetic testing and genetic counseling
d. have exceptional hearing
e. are descendants of the 20 original survivors
b
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a. rain shadows on the windward sides. b. precipitation on the leeward sides. c. deserts on the leeward sides. d. extensive grasslands in the upper elevations on the windward sides. e. any of these.
Explain the origin, location, and function of the proton gradient in the process of photosynthesis. What will be an ideal response?
The organic nonprotein components that aid in enzyme functioning are called
A. chaperones. B. reactants. C. coenzymes. D. substrates. E. products.
A species of trilobite was found in the fossil record. At its first appearance, it is similar to an ancestor species but differs from the ancestor in several key characteristics. It seems to change little over several million years, then is extinct. This illustrates the concept of
A. punctuated equilibrium. B. gradualism. C. developmental evolution. D. anagenesis. E. evo-devo.