In instances in the eukaryotic genome, DNA sequences represent evolutionary vestiges of duplicated copies of genes. What are such regions called and what are their characteristics?
What will be an ideal response?
Pseudogenes are duplicated copies of genes that have undergone considerable mutation and share some homology to the original gene.
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a. enzymes b. sweat c. milk d. saliva e. hormones
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A student performs an unpaired t-test to compare the mean of a control group and an experimental group. The resulting p-value is .1
A. The student can reject the null hypothesis B. The student can accept the null hypothesis C. The student can accept the alternative hypothesis D. The student cannot make decisions of significance based on the p-value E. The student fails to reject the null hypothesis
You identify a molecule in a pizza that is a polymer; has oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur atoms; and is hydrophilic. What kind of molecule is it?
A) protein B) carbohydrate C) nucleic acid D) lipid