First, briefly describe the relationship between mutation rate and genome size for viruses and prokaryotes. Second, briefly describe the relationship between mutation rate and genome size for multicellular eukaryotes, if different from the first
What will be an ideal response?
Mutation rate decreases with genome size for viruses and prokaryotes. In contrast, mutation rate increases with genome size for multicellular eukaryotes.
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In an individual pea plant, the seeds are yellow and wrinkled. These attributes are the plant's ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The several hundred species of picture-winged fruit flies of the Hawaiian Islands are genetically very similar, yet they all differ markedly from their ancestral population in Asia. This is probably an example of ________
A. gene flow. B. sexual selection. C. disruptive selection. D. founder effect. E. directional selection.
Cation exchange between soil particles and root hairs is the process in which:a
protons are exchanged for positively charged mineral ions. b. electrons are exchanged for positively charged mineral ions. c. protons are exchanged for negatively charged mineral ions. d. electrons are exchanged for negatively charged mineral ions. e. water is exchanged for positively charged mineral ions.
Antivenin is a(n)
A) antitoxin used to treat exposure to a venom. B) antigen produced from a virus. C) antiserum produced from hybridomas. D) vaccine made toward the endotoxin of a virus. E) vaccine produced against the endotoxin of a bacterium.