Sound waves travel within the ear and cause hair cells of the organ of Corti to rub against the ____, initiating nerve

impulses to the brain.
a. basement membrane
b. basilar membrane
c. tectorial membrane
d. tympanic membrane
e. plasma membrane


c

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Typical ratios resulting from epistatic interactions in dihybrid crosses would be ________

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To which period specialist should you forward the fossils?

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