The founder effect is an example of genetic drift in which rare alleles occur at a higher frequency in a population isolated from the general population.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

It is true that the founder effect is an example of genetic drift in which rare alleles occur at a higher frequency in a population isolated from the general population.

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a. polar covalent bonds b. van der Waals forces c. ionic bonds d. hydrogen bonds e. nonpolar covalent bonds

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The level of specific mRNA, and therefore the expression of a given gene in a particular ecosystem, can be evaluated in the environment using in situ reverse transcriptase (ISRT)-FISH.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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What would happen if the cortical reaction proceeded before the acrosomal reaction was complete?

A. Multiple sperm would fertilize the egg. B. This is the normal situation. C. Twins may form. D. Fertilization would not occur.

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In a protein-coding region of DNA, any mutation that replaces a single nucleotide for another will replace any amino acid with any other amino acid.

a. true b. false

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