Chiasma plural = chiasmata. What phase in Meiosis does this occur?
What will be an ideal response?
The location where chromatids exchange genetic material during crossover. Takes place in Prophase I
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The change of a larval form of insect to a different adult form is known as:
A. tagmosis B. incomplete metamorphosis C. complete metamorphosis D. instar E. chrysalis
Local cave explorers, returning from a recent expedition, reported discovering piles of dead bats with white froth around their mouths that they believed to be indicative of an outbreak of rabies. Subsequent testing revealed the ‘”froth” was actually a fungus, and the bats were in fact afflicted with white-nose syndrome. What species of fungus causes white-nose syndrome?
a. Histoplasma capsulatum b. Batrachochytrium dentrobatidis c. Pseudogymnoascus destructans d. Botrytis cinerea
Currently, two extant elephant species (X and Y) are placed in the genus Loxodonta, and a third species (Z) is placed in the genus Elephas. Thus, which statement should be true?
A. Species X and Y are not related to species Z. B. Species X and Y share a common ancestor that is still extant (in other words, not yet extinct). C. Species X and Y are the result of artificial selection from an ancestral species Z. D. Species X and Y share a greater number of homologies with each other than either does with species Z. E. Species X, Y, and Z share a common ancestor, but nothing more can be claimed than this.
During parturition, the process of the uterus moving up towards the baby's head is called ____________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word.