BIOL133: Exam 4- Chapters 16-20|Questions and Answers Latest
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Question 1 of 40
Which population would be more likely to be affected by genetic drift? 2.5/ 2.5 Points
A. oak trees in Canada
B. snails on an island in the Mississippi River
C. cats in New York City
D. mosquitoes in Wisconsin
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Question 2 of 40
Knowing a person’s genome could lead to not getting a specific job, not getting insurance, or other 0.0/ 2.5 Points
forms of .
A. societal concerns
B. discrimination
C. knowledge
D. safety
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Learning Objective Text: Define whole-genome sequencing
Question 3 of 40
In some organisms mating preference leads to males having characteristics much different from the 2.5/ 2.5 Points
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, females (like being larger or more colorful) which is termed
A. sexual dimorphism
B. sexual heterogeneity
C. secondary mating
D. mate inversion
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Question 4 of 40
In order to focus on only the expressed portions of DNA, what type of sequencing can be used? 2.5/ 2.5 Points
A. pairwise-end sequencing
B. whole-genome sequencing
C. whole-exome sequencing
D. shotgun sequencing
Feedback: Correct
Question 5 of 40
What is typically used to organize homologous traits into groups that evolved from a single 2.5/ 2.5 Points
ancestor?
A. molecular systematics
B. comparative anatomy
C. cladistics
D. synteny
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Question 6 of 40
A donkey and a horse can mate and produce a mule. Why are they not considered to be the same 2.5/ 2.5 Points
species?
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Updated (Graded A+)- American Military University
Part 1 of 1 - 82.5/ 100.0 Points
Question 1 of 40
Which population would be more likely to be affected by genetic drift? 2.5/ 2.5 Points
A. oak trees in Canada
B. snails on an island in the Mississippi River
C. cats in New York City
D. mosquitoes in Wisconsin
Feedback: Correct
Question 2 of 40
Knowing a person’s genome could lead to not getting a specific job, not getting insurance, or other 0.0/ 2.5 Points
forms of .
A. societal concerns
B. discrimination
C. knowledge
D. safety
Feedback: Incorrect-
Learning Objective Text: Define whole-genome sequencing
Question 3 of 40
In some organisms mating preference leads to males having characteristics much different from the 2.5/ 2.5 Points
Page 1 of 14
, females (like being larger or more colorful) which is termed
A. sexual dimorphism
B. sexual heterogeneity
C. secondary mating
D. mate inversion
Feedback: Correct
Question 4 of 40
In order to focus on only the expressed portions of DNA, what type of sequencing can be used? 2.5/ 2.5 Points
A. pairwise-end sequencing
B. whole-genome sequencing
C. whole-exome sequencing
D. shotgun sequencing
Feedback: Correct
Question 5 of 40
What is typically used to organize homologous traits into groups that evolved from a single 2.5/ 2.5 Points
ancestor?
A. molecular systematics
B. comparative anatomy
C. cladistics
D. synteny
Feedback: Correct
Question 6 of 40
A donkey and a horse can mate and produce a mule. Why are they not considered to be the same 2.5/ 2.5 Points
species?
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