What appears to be the range of the number of protein-coding genes per genome in eukaryotes?

What will be an ideal response?


5000 to about 45,000

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The most recent common ancestor of animals and fungi was a multicellular aquatic organism

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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How does cellular respiration differ in prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

a. Eukaryotes use substrate-level phosphorylation; prokaryotes use oxidative phosphorylation. b. Eukaryotes perform reactions in mitochondria; prokaryotes use the plasma membrane. c. Eukaryotes use NAD+/NADH as electron acceptors; prokaryotes use FAD+/FADH2. d. Eukaryotes do not use oxygen; prokaryotes only use oxygen. e. Eukaryotes metabolize only glucose; prokaryotes metabolize only galactose.

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A mutation in the Hoxc8gene in the ancestor of modern snakes caused its descendants to have ____

a. no forelimbs or necks b. vestigial forelimbs c. necks but not forelimbs d. no ribcages or limbs e. no forelimbs or hindlimbs

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