If you were using cladistics to construct a phylogenetic tree of birds, what is the best outgroup?

A. eastern bluebirds
B. bats
C. robins
D. eagles


Answer: B

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Where does the initiator protein bind DNA at the start of replication?

A) At a replication fork B) At an origin of replication C) At any AT-rich region D) At a promoter region E) At a start codon

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A mutation within a gene that will insert a premature stop codon in mRNA would ________

A) result in a longer polypeptide chain B) result in a shortened polypeptide chain C) change the location at which transcription of the next gene begins D) have the same effect as deleting a single nucleotide in the gene

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Few genes in all organisms have common evolutionary roots

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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