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#Question id: 8689

Which of the following statements best describes the rationale for applying the principle of maximum parsimony in constructing phylogenetic trees?

#SCPH28 | Zoology
  1. Parsimony allows the researcher to "root" the tree.
  2. Similarity due to common ancestry should be more common than similarity due to convergent evolution.
  3. The molecular clock validates the principle of parsimony.
  4. The outgroup roots the tree, allowing the principle of parsimony to be applied.
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#Question id: 13043

#SCPH28 | Zoology

In sanger’s sequencing chain termination is facilitated by:
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#Question id: 3893

#SCPH06 I Botany

Protein structural motifs often have general functions in common.  Which one of the following motifs is known to be involved in protein dimer formation, but not in direct protein-DNA interactions?
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#Question id: 1735

#SCPH05 I Biotechnology

In the immunological synapse:
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#Question id: 17084

#SCPH01 Biochemistry

What color does phenol red turn in acid?
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#Question id: 8936

#SCPH28 | Zoology

Organisms showing radial symmetry would likely