Some fish have bony fins. If the body of water they are in dries out, these fins can be used to help the fish "walk" to another body of water. In this context, bony fins are an example of ________

A) an exaptation
B) an adaptation
C) a macroevolutionary event
D) paedomorphosis


A

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resulting zygote will have

a. the chromosome number 2n?1. b. a chromosome without its homologue. c. a condition called monosomy. d. a genetic disorder. e. all of these conditions

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Which organizational unit includes the fewest species of organisms?

a. class b. biosphere c. community d. population e. ecosystem

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The gene encoding apolipoprotein B exists in two isoforms, APOB100 and APOB48. These two forms are produced as a result of

A. alternative splicing. B. tissue-specific expression. C. a gene mutation that results in a stop codon. D. RNA editing.

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