A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) refers to:
A. an error in the genetic code involving the replacement of multiple proteins by a single protein
B. the presence of only a single allele of a gene
C. an error in the genetic code involving a single change of a nucleotide at a particular point
D. the presence of a dominant allele and a recessive allele of a single gene
C. an error in the genetic code involving a single change of a nucleotide at a particular point
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a. pushing subsistence farmers off their land to make way for huge farms and ranches that specialize in cash crops. b. an increase in food supplies in “underdeveloped” nations. c. a return of urban workers to the land where work is now available for them. d. a decrease in the use of pesticides, herbicides, and artificial fertilizers. e. a narrowing of the economic gap between rich and poor in world society today.
What is the taxonomic classification for humans (include kingdom, phylum, subphylum, and class)? What characteristics do humans have that place them in each of these categories?
What will be an ideal response?
What is anthropology?
A. the art of ethnography B. the study of long-term physiological adaptation C. the study of the stages of social evolution D. the humanistic investigation of myths in nonindustrial societies E. the study of humans around the world and through time
Individual families in pastoral societies are most likely to own __________
A) animals B) grazing lands C) permanent dwelling places D) land for cultivating crops