Phenotype Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What does the process of meiosis result in? - -A reduction in the chromosome number Why is crossing-over one of the most important events in meiosis? - -It produces new combinations of alleles on chromosomes. Which mode of inheritance describes a condition that exclusively affects males? - -Y-linked A man with disease X and a woman without disease X have five sons and five daughters. All of their daughters inherit the disease, while none of the sons do.Which mode of inheritance is described...

In a hierarchical classification, we belong to the family... correct answersHominidae Hooves and teeth of horses have coevolved with the evolution of the grasslands, and grasslands first evolved in cool and dry climate about 33 million years ago. (T or F) correct answersTrue A defining characteristic of sympatric speciation is... correct answersThe appearance of new species in the midst of old ones What species concept defines a species as a set of organisms representing a specific evol...

What does it mean when resources are described as patchy? correct answer: They are limited What is the engineering concept used to explain how organisms should forage? correct answer: Optimization model is benefit - cost Examples of resources correct answer: Food, water, mates, shelter, oxygen, CO2, nutrients, heat T or F: An organism should spend more time feeding in a patch when the average distance between patches is smaller correct answer: False T or F: An organism spends mor...

Blending Inheritance Theory - ANSWER-Theory that the traits of parents were blended together to result in an equal distribution of traits in their offspring Mendel's First Theory - ANSWER-The principle of segregation (First Law): The two members of a gene pair (alleles) segregate (separate) from each other in the formation of gametes Factors - ANSWER-Genes, separated during gametogenesis Allele - ANSWER-An alternative form of a gene. Genotype - ANSWER-An organism's genetic makeup, ...

What modification neutralizes the charges on histones and looses up the interactions between histones and DNA? - Answer- ACETYLATION Two types of post-transcriptional modifications that take place in the mRNA of eukaryotes - Answer- the addition of a CAP at the 5' end of the transcript and the addition of a POLY A sequence at the 3' end of the message Nucleic acid blotting is widely used in recombinant DNA technology. In a Southern blot one generally - Answer- Hybridizes filter-bound DNA...

What is the theory of special creation CORRECT ANSWER - all species are independent -life on earth is young-6000 yrs. old -species are immutable typological thinking CORRECT ANSWER based on idea that species are unchanging types and that variations within species are unimportant/misleading great chain of being CORRECT ANSWER Aristotle believed that there's a ladder of nature that orders based on increased size and complexity (humans are at the top) Lamark's theory of "change throu...

NSG 533 Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 2 Questions With Complete Verified 100% Solutions LATEST UPDATE 2023 Sex-linked traits Traits that are inherited with sex chromosomes Autosomal traits Traits that are inherited with non-sex chromosomes X-linked recessive disorders Genetic variants on the X chromosome; more common in males. Both copies of the gene must be altered in female, but only one copy must be altered in males. Ex: colorblindness. X-linked dominant disorders Geneti...

how many species live in planet Earth? - ANSWER-unknown-roughly 3 to 5 million why is life so incredibly diverse, yet so strangely similar? - ANSWER-organisms can contain similar features. planes have wings, birds have wings-this feature is useful for different things (different for penguins, pelicans, bats, eagles) true or false: biodiversity on earth will likely decrease in the near future? - ANSWER- true or false: scientists believe in evolution even though they currently lack eviden...

PUBH 6011 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2022|2023|2024 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/PUBH 6011 FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2022-2024 | A GRADED. Disease and the Environment • Understand the major functions of cells and the difference between viruses, bacteria Viruses are either naked or enveloped. Enveloped can be easily disrupted with alcohols but naked are more stable. Bacteria has different states of living. Some are free to flow while others stack up and create biofilm making them resistant • Explain...

MAT 232 Statistical Literacy Assignment Week 3 MyStatLab Homework 2023. Actual times (in seconds) recorded when statistics students participated in an experiment to test their ability to determine when one minute (60 seconds) had passed are shown below. Find the mean, median, and mode of the listed numbers. 53 51 73 63 67 60 48 48             The mean is 57.9 sec. (Round to the nearest tenth as needed.) The median is 56.5 sec. (Round to the nearest tenth as needed.) What is(ar...