Inbreeding depression, the reduction in fitness of inbred organisms, often results from the reduced level of what (within the gene pool)?

What will be an ideal response?


genetic heterozygosity

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Comparing DNA and protein sequences to find evidence of a shared evolutionary history is called ________.

A) genomics B) proteomics C) differential relatedness D) bioinformatics

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of proteins?

A) High molecular weight B) Presence of nitrogen C) Presence of amino acids D) Presence of nucleic acids E) Structure built of one or more polypeptides

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The heart rate decreases in response to the arrival of _____

A) acetylcholine B) endorphin C) nitric oxide D) gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

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Early in the twentieth century, Walter Sutton and Theodor Boveri noted that the behavior of chromosomes during meiosis is identical to the behavior of genes during gamete formation. They proposed that genes are carried on chromosomes, which led to the

basis of the ________. A) Chromosome Theory of Inheritance B) First Law of Thermodynamics C) Chromosomal Maintenance Theory D) Law of Segregation E) Law of Independent Assortment

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