Among mammals, populations of the same species living near the equator tend to have body parts that protrude more and to have longer limbs than do populations farther away from the equator. This is known as:

A. Allen's rule
B. Gloger's rule
C. Bergmann's rule
D. Stein's rule


A. Allen's rule

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How could a physician incorporate the culture’s ethnomedicine into an Ojibwan patient’s treatment?

A) Because the Ojibwa emphasize ritual in their healing practices, the physician should bring a traditional healer to work alongside him or her in the hospital. B) The Ojibwa believe that serious illness is retribution for wrongdoing, so the patient should be given an opportunity to make amends along with his or her biomedical treatment. C) The Ojibwa have no concept of germ theory, so the patient should be taught from biology textbooks so he or she will understand the principles of the treatment. D) Because the Ojibwa believe in humors, the doctor should emphasize “hot” or “cold” forms of treatment as appropriate.

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All participants in a given interaction have equal rights to contribute to the conversation and equal power to influence features of the interaction

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Mutations that neither help nor harm an organism are called

A. value-free mutations B. allele mutations C. regulatory mutations D. neutral mutations

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The expression of genetic variants in different frequencies in different populations of a species is described as __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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