Essay on the Principle of Population, written by Thomas Malthus in 1798, influenced Darwin's thoughts as he struggled to understand what mechanisms could be at work to produce evolution. Malthus proposed that populations of animals and plants, including humans,
A. evolved from mainland to islands, thus explaining why the island flora and fauna resembled the
mainland species so closely.
B. decreased arithmetically in numbers while the nutrients available increased geometrically.
C. increased arithmetically in numbers while the nutrients available only increased geometrically.
D. increased geometrically in numbers while the nutrients available only increased arithmetically.
E. increased geometrically in numbers while the nutrients available increased arithmetically.
D. increased geometrically in numbers while the nutrients available only increased arithmetically.
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a. ionically; mRNAs b. loosely; mRNAs c. terminally; codons d. covalently; amino acids e. enzymatically; codons
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__________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Two linked genes, (A) and (B), are separated by 36 m.u. A man with genotype Aa Bb marries a woman who is aa bb. The man's father was AA BB. What is the probability that their first child will be Aa bb?
A. 18% B. 9% C. 25% D. 36% E. 50%