When does recombination of genes, as a result of crossing over, occur during the cell cycle?

a. prophase I
b. prophase II
c. metaphase I
d. metaphase II


a. prophase I

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What will be an ideal response?

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How would this image be different if the individual were male?

1.There would be only one X chromosome. 2.There would be 24 pairs of chromosomes. 3.There would be three 21st chromosomes. 4.It would not be any different.

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The distribution of highly competitive animals is

likely to be a. clumped. b. random. c. uniform. d. constant. e. homogeneous.

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If a researcher uses the same experimental set-up as another study to collect data, but uses different research subjects, it is considered:

a. exploration. b. replication. c. extrapolation. d. inductive reasoning. e. a two-tailed test of the hypothesis.

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