If a chromosome in one of your bone cells becomes mutated, you will not pass this mutation on to your children because
A. germ cells cannot undergo mitosis.
B. germ cells cannot undergo meiosis.
C. somatic cells cannot undergo meiosis.
D. somatic cells cannot undergo mitosis.
E. germ cells neither undergo mitosis nor meiosis.
C. somatic cells cannot undergo meiosis.
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Pathogenic bacteria isolated from the respiratory or intestinal tracts of humans are
A) strict aerobes that grow best in candle jars. B) capnophiles that grow best in carbon dioxide incubators. C) facultative anaerobes that require reducing media for growth. D) strict aerobes that grow best in reducing media. E) capnophiles that prefer highly oxygenated growth conditions.
Biotechnology is commonly used to produce transgenic plants and animals that are then harvested for useful products. This process is commonly referred to as which of the following?
A) animal farming B) biopharming C) culturing D) genetic production E) tuna farming
What two major concepts in biology were unified in the middle of the twentieth centu-ry?
a. natural selection and drift b. discontinuous and continuous variation c. mutation and migration d. natural selection and Mendelian genetics e. population genetics and quantitative genetics