The loss of ventral spines by modern freshwater sticklebacks is due to natural selection operating on the phenotypic effects of Pitx1 gene _____
A) duplication (gain in number)
B) elimination (loss)
C) mutation (change)
D) silencing (loss of expression)
D
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A. a complex peptidoglycan network B. outer membrane C. lipopolysaccharide D. All of the choices are correct.
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The most basic taxonomic group that can be defined as a collection of bacterial strains that share many common physiologic and genetic features is:
a. genus. b. species. c. class. d. kingdom.
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Cenozoic
What will be an ideal response?
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When bird populations migrate and mix with populations that do not migrate, ________ will occur.
A. gene flow B. gene blending C. genetic drift D. mutation
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