Which phase of meiosis is most similar to mitosis, and why?

What will be an ideal response?


Meiosis II, because there is no homologous pairing or crossing over. Sister chromatids, not homologs, are separated, which is also what happens during mitosis. The ploidy number also does not change.

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a) Polio b) Rabies c) West Nile virus d) Japanese encephalitis

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Many factors bind around the core promoter to form the eukaryotic initation complex, but the most important one is ______, which directly binds the TATA box.  

A.  TFIIA B.  TFIIB C.  TFIID D.  TFIIE E.  TFIIF F.  TFIIH G.  TAF

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Overexpression of proteins using bacteria :

A. makes subsequent purification of the recombinant DNA harder. B. requires bacterial promoters to be present in the bacterial vector. C. requires eukaryotic promoters to be present in the bacterial vector. D. requires eukaryotic ribosome binding sites to be present in the bacterial vector. E. results in a properly folded, active protein.

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When a species expands its niche in response to the removal of a competitor, the species has experienced competitive ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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