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#Question id: 4594

Which one of the following observations did Darwin first make during his discovery of evolution?

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

The ability of individuals to survive and reproduce is not equal.
There is variation in inherited traits.
Individuals who reproduce more leave more offspring.
The unequal ability to reproduce leads to the accumulation of favorable traits in a population.

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#Question id: 5847

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

A Holliday structure is a(n)

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#Question id: 15195

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

In the following pedigree shows the segregation of two different recessive traits.

Assuming that both traits are due to linked autosomal genes that are 10 cM apart, calculate the probability that the indicated child will have both recessive traits.

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#Question id: 15196

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

In the following pedigree shows the segregation of two different recessive traits.

Derive a general equation relating the probability that the child will have both traits expressed as a function of the distance between the markers in cM.

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#Question id: 15197

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

In the following pedigree shows the segregation of two different recessive traits.

Assuming that both traits are 10 cM apart on the X chromosome, what is the probability that a male child will have both recessive traits?

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#Question id: 15198

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

In the following pedigree shows the segregation of two different recessive traits.

Assuming that both traits are 10 cM apart on the X chromosome, what is the probability that a female child will have both recessive traits?

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#Question id: 9197

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

What is the biological significance of genetic diversity between populations?