Though plants, fungi, and prokaryotes all have cell walls, we place them in different taxa. Which of these observations comes closest to explaining the basis for placing these organisms in different taxa, well before relevant data from molecular systematics became available?

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Which method of gene transfer involves direct contact between the bacteria?

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The end result of F factor mediated conjugation:

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Which of the following is not a protein or group of proteins required for conjugation to occur?

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 A heterozygous trihybrid corn plant is testcrossed and the following progeny are produced (all traits are recessive to their wildtype alternative);

          booster                              6

          booster, silkless                  137       

          booster, liguleless, silkless      291

          liguleless                          142

          liguleless, silkless                  3

          silkless                            30

          booster, liguleless                  34

          wildtype                            339

What is the order of the loci on the chromosome? 

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A pattern of transmission where all offspring have the same phenotype as their mother is consistent with which type of non-Mendelian inheritance?

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Both X-linked genes and extranuclear inheritance produce different results in reciprocal crosses. How can you distinguish between them?