The BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes both function in the process of ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)
ANS: DNA repair
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Postzygotic reproductive isolation occurs
a. just after the union of the egg and sperm nuclei. b. during embryo development. c. during fetal development. d. after birth. e. with any of these.
Vincent Sarich and Allan Wilson estimated that humans diverged from their closest living primate relatives about 5 million years ago. What line of evidence did they use initially?
A) cladistic analysis of DNA sequences from living primates B) chromosomal banding patterns, fusions, and fissions C) radiometric dating of fossils D) DNA denaturation and re-annealing temperatures E) reactions between primate serum proteins and antibodies to human serum
The types of bonds found in nucleic acids are:
A. phosphodiester bonds. B. ionic bonds. C. peptide bonds. D. nonpolar covalent bonds.
Fleas, lice, and tapeworms are parasites. Parasites are organisms that live on or inside a host organism and
a) harm the host b) genetically mutate the host c) help the host d) have no effect on the host