The condition in which each chromosome is represented twice as a member of a homologous pair is called ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


diploid
2n

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a. All of these choices b. Flooding in Texas c. Midwest winters d. Droughts in Peru

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Bees use which type of communication method to transmit location of a food source?

a. vocal b. odors c. visual d. tactile e. pheromones

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The karyotypes of several primate species, such as chimpanzee and gorilla, show two nearly telocentric chromosomes as opposed to the single large metacentric chromosome 2 in humans

Does this demonstrate chromosome breakage or fusion at the time of lineage divergence?

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The function of helicase enzymes is to ____.

A. break hydrogen bonds between the two strands of the DNA molecule prior to replication B. rewind the two DNA molecules after replication C. remove bases that might have been inserted incorrectly D. seal new short stretches of nucleotides into one continuous strand E. fragment old DNA that is no longer of use to the cell

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