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BIOLOGY 150 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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BIOLOGY 150 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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How old did Darwin think Earth was based on Lyell's Principles of Geology


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6,000 years old




Hox genes


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homeotic genes in animals (genes that help with formation of anatomical
structures)




polymorphisms

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variations in DNA sequence




nucleic acid hybridization


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screening a library for clones carrying a gene of interest.




species


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a group of populations whose members have the potential to interbreed in
nature and produce viable, fertile offspring' they do not breed successfully
with members of other populations
gene flow between populations holds a species together genetically




determining gene function using RNA interference (RNAi)


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synthetic double-stranded RNA molecules matching the sequence of a
particular gene are used to break down or block the gene's mRNA

,Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould


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coined the term punctuated equilibria to describe periods of apparent
stasis punctuated by sudden change




what are variations within humans due to


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single nucleotide polymorphisms, inversions, deletions, and duplications




Natural selection in response to introduced plant species example


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soapberry bugs use their beak to feed on seeds within fruits
south florida has big fruit, so longer beaks. central florida has small fruit, so
smaller beaks




SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms


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, genetic markers that occur on average every 100-300 base pairs




allopatric speciation in nature


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fifteen pairs of sister species of snapping shrimp are separated by the
Isthmus of Panama
these species originated 9 to 13 million years ago, when the Isthmus of
Panama formed and separated the Atlantic and Pacific waters




synthesis of small molecules for use as drugs


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the drug imatinib is a small molecule that inhibits overexpression of a
specific leukemia-causing receptor
pharmaceutical products that are proteins can be synthesized on a large
scale




Charles Lyell's book Principles of Geology


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evidence that the earth was subject to slow but continuous cycles of
erosion and uplift

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