Homology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BSC 1005 Final Exam - Questions and Answers Under the biological species concept, what criterion is used to assign populations of organisms to the same biological species? being able to interbreed and produce fertile offspring Speciation requires ______. genetic isolation The wing of a penguin is ______ the wing of a butterfly. analogous to Homology is evidence of ______. Common ancestry Feathers in birds appear to have first evolved for insulation but later conveyed a new advantage in helping ...

E. coli RNA Polymerase II - Answer DNA template, product: mRNA RNA Polymerase I - Answer DNA template Location: Nucleous Products: 18s, 5.8s, 28s rRNA RNA Polymerase II - Answer DNA template Location: Nucleus Products: mRNA, snRNA RNA Polymerase III - Answer DNA template Location: Nucleus Product: tRNA, 5s rRNA, snRNA Mitochondrial RNA Polymerase - Answer DNA template, product: mRNA Mammalian DNA polymerase α - Answer DNA template, product: primers HCV RNA Polymerase - A...

Question 1. What two things do nodes represent on phylogenies? Nodes represent the most recent common ancestor of two or more descendant lineages and represent a speciation event. Question 2. Compare the branching patterns of phylogenies 1-3 above. Which statement below correctly describes the patterns among trees 1-3? Tree 1 = Tree 2 Question 3. Which node represents the MRCA for taxa F and G? 3 Question 4. Which taxon or taxa is/are the sister group to E + F? D, G, H Question 5. If y...

radiometric dating ,radiocarbon dating,potassium-40 dating, half-life, punctuated equilibrium, Cambrian explosion, macroevolution, microevolution, Linnaeus, Lamarck,Cuvier,Lyell and Hutton,Malthus,descent with modification,selective breeding The process of humans intentionally selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation, over time producing organisms with altered characteristics species a group of related organisms sharing a distinctive form. If se...

CMMB 403 final exam Question and answers 2024 verified to pass what does CRISPR use in order to generate changes in genome? is CRISPR forward or reverse genetics? - correct answer - nuclease - 20 nucleotide RNA sequence to target specific sites in the genome - reverse genetics what is the role of Cas9 in CRISPR - correct answer endonuclease that catalyzes double stranded breaks what are the two repair paths cells can use to repair double stranded breaks from CRISPR-Cas9 - correct an...

What are the 2 theories of evolution? Explain each - correct answer Gradualism- geologic changes result from slow, gradual, continuous process Punctuated Equilibrium- Long period of stasis punctuated by short bursts of significant change. What was Lamarck's theory and why was it wrong? - correct answer Lamarck = Inheritance of Acquired characteristics- traits acquired during lifetime could be passed on What is natural selection - correct answer Comptetition for limited resources re...

CMMB 403 final exam Question and answers already passed CMMB 403 final exam what does CRISPR use in order to generate changes in genome? is CRISPR forward or reverse genetics? - correct answer - nuclease - 20 nucleotide RNA sequence to target specific sites in the genome - reverse genetics what is the role of Cas9 in CRISPR - correct answer endonuclease that catalyzes double stranded breaks what are the two repair paths cells can use to repair double stranded breaks from CRISPR-Ca...

Adaptation CORRECT ANSWER Inherited characteristic of an organism that enhances its survival and reproduction in specific environments Natural selection CORRECT ANSWER A process in which organisms with certain inherited characteristics are more likely to survive and reproduce than are organisms with other characteristics. Artificial selection CORRECT ANSWER The selective breeding of domesticated plants and animals to encourage the occurrence of desirable traits Observations of change, f...

Organism - A living entity made up of one or more cells Theory - An explanation for a very general class of phenomena or observations Cell Theory - All organisms are made of cells and all cells come from preexisting cells Null Hypothesis - Specifies what we should observe when the hypothesis being tested isn't correct Control Group - A group that checks for other factors which are not being tested Two components of scientific theories - Pattern and process Population - Individuals of the ...

BIO 182 Exam Questions with Correct Answers The similarity of bone structure in the forelimbs of many vertebrates is an example of A) analogy B) homology C) digitality D) convergence - Answer-B) homology Which of the following provides evidence that modern species have evolved from prior species? A) the fossil record B) the anatomical record C) the molecular record D) All of the above - Answer-D) All of the above An example of convergent evolution is: A) Australian marsupi...