Human pedigrees do not show the clear patterns that Mendel found in his peas because:
A: there are no dominant traits in humans.
B: there are no recessive traits in humans.
C: Punnett squares cannot be constructed for humans.
D: human meiosis does not result in segregation of alleles into gametes.
E: humans do not produce large numbers of offspring.
Answer: E: humans do not produce large numbers of offspring.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. eukaryotic DNA associated with histone proteins. b. prokaryotic DNA associated with nonhistone proteins. c. eukaryotic DNA associated with nonhistone proteins. d. prokaryotic DNA associated with histone proteins. e. eukaryotic DNA associated with scaffolding proteins.
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B) blastocyst.
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a. true b. false