The inheritance pattern where two or more genes do not assort independently because they are close together on the same chromosome is called
A. linkage.
B. Mendelian inheritance.
C. epistasis.
D. dominance.
E. genomic imprinting.
Answer: A
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A. It refers to the number of flower parts. B. It describes where the parts are located. C. It has nothing to do with flower parts. D. It refers to the carpellate and staminate parts. E. It means there are missing parts on the flower.
During pollination of flowering plants, pollen lands on the:a
stigma. b. style. c. carpel. d. anther. e. filament
Suppose a new species of bacterium is discovered. It contains a form of DNA pol III that can add new nucleotides to either the 5' end or the 3' end of an existing strand. All other properties of the enzyme remain unchanged. How would DNA replication in these bacteria differ from normal replication?
A. DNA gyrase would no longer be required for replication. B. Helicase would no longer be required for replication. C. Both new strands could be synthesized continuously like the leading strand. D. The same polymerase molecule could synthesize both strands at the same time.
Carnivorous plants have evolved mechanisms that trap and digest small animals. The products of this digestion are used to supplement the plant's supply of _____
A) energy B) carbohydrates C) lipids and steroids D) nitrogen and other minerals