Regarding these sequence homology data, the principle of maximum parsimony would be applicable in _____
A) distinguishing introns from exons
B) determining degree of sequence homology
C) selecting appropriate genes for comparison among species
D) inferring evolutionary relatedness from the number of sequence differences
D
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Which organisms reproduce both sexually and asexually?
a. plants and fungi b. animals only c. plants only d. plants and animals
When Louis Kunkel discovered the gene associated with Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy in the 1980s, he then
needed to determine _____. a. the MIM number of the gene b. whether the gene was linked to blood type c. how the mutant gene produces the disease phenotype d. whether to use positional cloning to clone the gene e. how many copy number variants were present in the gene
Living cells have an intact phospholipid bilayer that separates the cell from its external environment; this structure is commonly referred to as the
a. nucleus. b. mitochondria. c. endoplasmic reticulum. d. plasma membrane.
The horizontal transfer process known as transduction
A) involves a virus. B) requires a pilus. C) requires a cell to be "competent." D) requires a plasmid. E) involves a mutagen.