A continual source of genetic variation in populations is ________, which changes one allele into another.

A) mutation

B) migration

C) random mating

D) natural selection


A) mutation

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. Coliforms are

A. Gram-negative. B. rod-shaped. C. non-spore forming. D. lactose-fermenting with acid and gas formation. E. All of the choices are correct.

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Which enzyme links nucleotides into a new stand of DNA?

a. DNA ligase b. DNA mutase c. DNA polymerase d. DNA primer e. DNA replicase

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How long ago did the hominin evolutionary

line diverge from that leading to the great apes? a. about 3 million years ago b. between 10 million and 5 million years ago c. during the Eocene epoch d. less than 2 million years ago e. about 1.5 million years ago

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