Sidney Brenner designed an experiment to determine if the triplet code was overlapping or nonoverlapping

If the code were overlapping, how many complete codons would the following sequence encode before encountering a stop codon? 5? - AUGCGAUUAUAGUGC - 3?


9 (AUG UGC GCG CGA GAU AUU UUA UAU AUA UAG)

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Which of the following is not an assumption of the Hardy-Weinberg law?

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Sometimes, the decline of one species threatens the survival of another species. Which scenario is an example of this?

a. declines in polar bears result in diminished prey populations b. the arrival of sailors on Mauritius island led to the extinction of dodo birds c. declines in eagle populations due to the accumulation of pollutants in their eggs d. decline in buffalo caused a drop in native buffalo clover e. pollution led to declines in the Texas blink salamander population

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__________ are short sections of underground stem

encased by overlapping layers of thickened, modified leaves called scales. a. Stolons b. Rhizomes c. Bulbs d. Corms e. Tubers

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