Iodide is transported out of the thyroid cells across the apical membrane into the follicle by a chloride-iodide ion counter- transporter molecule called pendrin.

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

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Many phenotypic traits are genetically variable within species, they can readily evolve by natural selection and genetic drift.

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It is not surprising that size, shape, coloration, and many other traits undergo convergent evolution in diverse lineages

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Only four possible states of a particular site in a DNA sequence. A single base pair difference among species provides little reliable evidence about their phylogeny

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Use different parts of the genome to estimate different parts of a phylogeny.

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Rates of molecular evolution vary among DNA sites, among genes, and among lineages of organisms.