QUESTION 1 All Native Americans are believed to be descended from a small group of individuals who crossed a land bridge that formerly connected Siberia to Alaska. The term used to describe genetic differences between the group that crossed over and the larger population they were formerly a part of is:

Q: QUESTION 1) The vocal properties of the shrieking eels of Florin are controlled by three genes. The…

A: In shrieking eels of Florin, there are three types of traits .  Out of which , dominant traits are…

Q: How many generations are in this pedigree? What sex is the youngest child in

A: Each member in a Pedigree represent whether he is affected or not according to the inheritance…

Q: Allele frequencies for eye color in a population of hippogriffs is p=0.73.  How many individuals…

A: According to Hardy Weinberg rule, a populations genetic variation will remain constant when there…

Q: Question 11 If the frequency of the homozygous recessive genotype is 0.36, what is the frequency of…

A: Introduction The Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium States That, In The Absence Of Disrupting Events,…

Q: Blue feather color is dominant to brown feather color. Which of the following statements is true…

A: Dominant and Recessive alleles Dominant alleles are those that mask the expression of other alleles…

Q: Question 5 If a person has the genotype DD, they are considered to be? homozygous dominant…

A: The segment of DNA that can produce a polypeptide is called gene. it is an inherited factor that…

Q: QUESTION 31 The ability to taste PTC is a dominant, non-sex linked trait. Jack and Jill are both PTC…

A: An allele is a variant form of a given gene.  Phenotype is the observed physical traits of an…

Q: Question 11 Speciation is shown in the Phylogenetic Tree below. Ancestral globin gene mes Bl V…

A: Evolution of human globin genes.   Duplication of an ancestral gene about 500 million years ago.…

Q: Plant A is 2n = 40, and plant B is 2n = 42. If crossed, they produce a hybrid plant. How many…

A: Plants are diploid (2n) in this situation, but the gametes produced would be haploid (n) in nature.…

Q: You are examining a nematode population in the compost behind your house.  You notice that in the…

A: Homozygous individuals have two identical alleles on a specific locus that act for a particular…

Q: QUESTION 2 A researcher crosses mice with brown eyes and short tails, and the F1 following numbers…

A: The two genes follow Mendelian pattern of inheritance

Q: Question 8 In guinea pigs, the allele for short hair (S) is dominant. In a cross between a…

A: Need to find the percentage of offspring with long and short hair of guinea pigs.

Q: QUESTION 3 Most of the genetic variability within species and between species can be classified as…

A: Introduction :- A species is the largest collection of organisms in which any two individuals of the…

Q: Question 31 PART I-Problem Solving A clinical geneticist is investigating a new, rare syndrome,…

A: Introduction Single gene disorder:- The genetic disease caused due to the mutation in only one of…

Q: male rabbit with the genotype GGbb is crossed with a female rabbit with the genotype ggBb The square…

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Q: Question 14 If the frequency of the homozygous recessive genotype is 0.64, what is the frequency of…

A: Lets assume, PP = Homozygous dominant Pp= Heterozygous pp= homozygous recessive The sum total of…

Q: QUESTION 31 All species use the same elements to make DNA. O True O False

A: Since you have asked multiple questions, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: Lactose intolerance is inherited through a recessive allele. A husband and wife both digest lactose…

A: Lactose intolerance is inherited through a recessive allele that means it will express only in the…

Q: QUESTION 6 You are a clinical geneticist and have a patient that is phenotypically female and has…

A: Mutation refers to both the process of altering a gene or chromosome and the outcome of that…

Q: QUESTION 9 Guinea pigs have dominant black or recessive white fut Long fur is dominant to short fur.…

A: Let the dominant colour of the fur Black be represented by allele (B) and the recessive white colour…

Q: QUESTION 1) Scientists have been studying a population of dragonflies of a remote island in an…

A: Note: Since you have asked three questions and all three are not interrelated, the first one has…

Q: Question 1 What genetic structure is represented in this figure? O mutation O chromosome O genetic…

A: The DNA in eukaryotic cells remain associated with histone proteins and form a complex that is known…

Q: QUESTION 7 A gene is O A. one of the 23 pieces of DNA that you inherit from each parent so sum total…

A: Gene - Gene is defined as basic structural and functional unit of life. Gene is the physical unit of…

Q: QUESTION 5 Although it is rare, some cetacean species have occasional individuals with hind paired…

A: Answer : Option 3 and 4 correctly describes the phenomenon. Option 3 is correct because it is true…

Q: Question 8 Both alpha globin and beta globin are examples of gene duplication. Ancestral globin gene…

A: True. Both the alpha globulin and beta globulin are example of gene duplication.

Q: Question 2. On the logarithmic scale, an increase from 0.1 to 0.5 moths per plant is the same…

A: As per the given information,  Logarithmic increase is from 0.1 to 0.5 moths per plants. The…

Q: Which of these is a risk factor for developing cancer?   A. growing older   B. genetic…

A: If by any reason cell cycle checkpoints do not function, cell division becomes uncontrolled. the…

Q: Question 5 Assume you discovered two new genetic traits in drosophila caused by two different…

A: Introduction A chi-squared test, specifically Pearson's chi-squared test and variants thereof, is a…

Q: Question 17 You and your laboratory partner began to conduct a dihybrid cross of pea plants before…

A: Allele frequency refers to how frequently a particular allele appears in a population.

Q: Question 5 You are studying a species of tree frog with skin that produces different toxins based on…

A: Hardy Weinberg equilibrium or Hardy Weinberg principle states that in a population, the genetic…

Q: Which of the following is a benefit of sexual reproduction?   A. Offspring are genetically…

A: The development of new organisms by combining the hereditary information of two animals of opposite…

Q: Question 3 Two pure breeding lines of pea are crossed. One is purple-flowered and tall, the other…

A: “Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: Question 7 The recessive allele frequency is .5. What is the homozygous recessive genotype…

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Q: QUESTION 6 For a trait known to be caused by a mitochondrial gene variant, there may be an…

A: The collaboration between the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes in the effect of ever-changing…

Q: Question 23 Once a hypothesis has been shown to be true many times it becomes a experiment…

A: Hypothesis is an assumption which is carried out on the basis of some proofs.Hypothesis is the…

Q: Question 7 Recessive alleles: None of the above Mask the expression of the dominant allele Always…

A: Verious form of gene is called allele. There are two allele one is dominant allele and another is…

Q: An organism that is heterozygous for two traits with the genotype AaBb can form sperm with all of…

A: Heterozygous individuals are those having different alleles of a particular genes. Heterozygous, as…

Q: Question 9 D The presence of tiny hairs, called setae, on the toe pads of some geckos is associated…

A: Phylogenic trees are a great tool used by evolution biologists to chart out the progress of…

Q: Question 8 The dominant allele frequency is .7. What is the homozygous dominant genotype frequency?

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Q: There are 100 students in a class. Ninety-six did well in the course whereas four blew it totally…

A: Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question (Question 3) for you. If…

Q: QUESTION 1 In pea plants, round (R) is dominant to wrinkled (r), yellow (Y) is dominant to green…

A: A cross between two individuals with known genotype can tells us about the probability of various…

Q: The pedigree below follows the appearance of a rare autosomal dominant condition resulting in…

A: Penetrance refers to the proportion of people with a particular genetic change or a diseased…

Q: Question 8 of 12 The allele "y" occurs with a frequency of 0.8 in a population of clams. Give the…

A: Hardy Weinberg equation is a mathematical equation used to calculate the genetic variation of…

Q: Question 19 The pedigree shows inheritance of an autosomal recessive trait. Which of the following…

A: Autosomal recessive trait equally affects  males and females. It can only be expressed in homozygous…

Q: Albinism is caused by an autosomal recessive allele that interferes with skin pigmentation in…

A: Dear student, We are authorized to answer three subparts at a time, since you have not mentioned…

Q: QUESTION 38 Florida panthers had declined to fewer than 100 individuals with a variety of health…

A: Inbreeding depression is the decreased survival and fertility of any kind of ancestral down the line…

Q: QUESTION 35 You are conducting a QTL analysis to better understand monkey flower color and…

A: Introduction Heterozygous means that you have inherited different variants of a gene from each…

Q: Question 9 Cystic fibrosis is caused by the allele f, which is completely recessive to the normal…

A: Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder and the disease affects individuals only if he or…

Q: QUESTION 10 Can a woman with blood type A have a child with blood type O with a man who is AB? O…

A: The ABO blood group system is controlled by multiple allelic system. There are three types of…

Ecological adaptations

An ecological adaptation is any morphological, physiological, or behavioral trait of an organism that allows it to survive and reproduce in a habitat or ecosystem. Adaptation is a biological mechanism by which an organism gradually gets more acclimated to its surroundings.