In general, which is less harmful, a duplication or deletion? ____

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.


duplication

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As a population declines in size, what would you predict? Check all that apply.  

_____  Loss of genetic variation. _____  More individuals with heterozygote advantage. _____  Deleterious alleles can become fixed due to chance. _____  Homozygosity within individuals in the population will decline. _____  The few remaining individuals will be tough, healthy and fertile. _____  If the environment changes, the population will adapt quickly. Additional: Clarify Question · What is the key concept addressed by the question? · What type of thinking is required? Gather Content · What do you already know about population size and genetic diversity? Choose Answer · Given what you now know, what information and/or problem solving approach is most likely to produce the correct answer? Reflect on Process · Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?

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The structure labeled "7" is the

a. food vacuole. b. gullet. c. macronucleus. d. micronucleus. e. mitochondrion.

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Comb shape in chickens also involves the interaction of two genes, but the F2 generation shows a typical 9:3:3:1 Mendelian ratio. How does this work?

What will be an ideal response?

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The kingdoms included in the Linnaeus system of classification are

A) Animalia and Prokaryotae. B) Protista and Plantae. C) Fungi and Protista. D) Animalia and Plantae. E) Prokaryotae and Protista.

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