What is the ultimate goal of the Human Genome Project?
A) to better understand the genes and regulatory elements of the genome
B) to map all the genes in the genome so they can be edited with CRISPR-cas
C) to understand all of the proteins generated in a cell
D) to rid the human population of genetic disease
Answer: A
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a. mutualism. b. commensalism. c. competition. d. predation. e. parasitism.
Matching. Choose the one most appropriate answer
for each. 1. ___ biological magnification 2. ___ detritus 3. ___ legumes 4. ___ net primary production 5. ___ primary productivity 6. ___ food chain 7. ___ gross primary production A. rate at which energy becomes stored in organic compounds through photosynthesis B. total amount of solar energy stored in organic compounds during photosynthesis C. a straight-line sequence of steps by which chemical bond energy moves to higher trophic levels D. the potential chemical energy remaining (after aerobic respiration by autotrophs) that can be passed on to other trophic levels E. DDT in the environment F. a kind of plant that increases soil nitrogen content G. particles of organic waste products, dead, or partly decomposed tissues
A species has n=4 chromosomes. Genes on the same chromosome have a minimum recombination recombination rate of:
a. 100% b. 75% c. 50% d. 25% e. 0%
These molecules can directly convert extracellular signals into intracellular signals.
A. G proteins B. membrane receptors C. scaffolds D. adapter proteins E. second messengers