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#Question id: 806


A single-stranded DNA molecule contains 40 nucleotides with equal amounts of A, C, G, and T. This DNA strand can combine with a complementary DNA strand to form a double-stranded DNA molecule. Which characteristic does this double-stranded molecule have when it forms a B-DNA structure?

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
  1. The two strands will have parallel orientation and identical sequences.

  2. The helix will be right-handed with 12 base-pairs per turn.

  3. Every base-pair will contain one purine and one pyrimidine.

  4. There are both covalent and non-covalent bonds between the two chains.

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#Question id: 3505

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Patterns of relatedness are different in hymenopterans, which are haplodiploid. Which of the following value of relatedness R1, R2, R3 and R4 respectively in figure?

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#Question id: 3506

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

An altruist provides help worth 9 units of fitness to a recipient, at a personal cost of 2 unit of fitness. As per kin-selection theory, the minimum value of genetic relatedness between the actors and the recipients that is necessary to maintain altruism in the population is

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#Question id: 3507

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Rank the following from most general to most specific:

A. gametic isolation

B. reproductive isolating mechanism

C. pollen-stigma incompatibility

D. prezygotic isolating mechanism

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#Question id: 3508

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

In these cases, females would indirect benefit by choosing the male that having which of following attribute 

a. can provide the best care

b. provide no care, but maintain territories

c. Large males, have probably been successful at living long, acquiring a lot of food and resisting parasites and disease

d. The long tail of the peacock

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#Question id: 3509

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Principle of independent assortment apply for those gene that is

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#Question id: 3510

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Assume that the trihybrid cross AA BB RR X aa bb rr is made in a plant species in. What proportion of F2 progeny would be expected to be homozygous for all three genes when independently assort?