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#Question id: 8911

The larvae of some insects are merely small versions of the adult, whereas the larvae of other insects look completely different from adults, eat different foods, and may live in different habitats. Which of the following most directly favors the evolution of the latter, more radical, kind of metamorphosis?

#SCPH28 | Zoology

natural selection of sexually immature forms of insects
changes in the homeobox genes governing early development
the evolution of meiosis
B and C only

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#Question id: 16134

#SCPH06 I Botany

You obtain 6 BACs (of known order, as shown below) and 7 STSs (of unknown order) that derive from a region of mouse chromosome 16 whose genomic sequence has not yet been finished.

By PCR (using 20-bp primers at either end of each STS), you test each of the 6 BACs for the presence (+) or absence (-) of each of the 7 STSs. You obtain the following results:

You determine the DNA sequences of PCR products obtained at STS5 using BACs B, C, D, E, and F as PCR templates. The DNA sequences of PCR products obtained using BACs B and C are identical, but they differ by several nucleotide substitutions from the DNA sequences of PCR products obtained using BACs E and F. Oddly, PCR product obtained using BAC D appears to be a mixture of two sequences – one corresponding to the BAC B/ BAC C sequence and the other corresponding to the BAC E/ BAC F sequence. Briefly account for these findings, and explain how a single PCR assay could amplify two different sequences.

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#Question id: 14333

#SCPH05 I Biotechnology

A cylindrical bioreactor of diameter 3 m has four baffles. A Rushton turbine mounted in the reactor has a diameter one third the tank diameter and is operated at a speed of 90 rpm. The density of the fluid is approximately I g cm^-3. The reactor is used to culture an anaerobic organism that does not require gas sparging. The broth can be assumed Newtonian. As the cells grow, the viscosity of the broth increases. when the viscosity is 1000 times greater than water, estimate the power required to achieve turbulence.

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#Question id: 5014

#SCPH28 | Zoology

Following geological time period and major evolutionary event?

I. Devonian A. Gymnosperms dominant

II. Jurassic B. Amphibians diversify; first reptiles

III. Carboniferous C. Mammals appear

IV. Triassic D. Seed plants appear

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#Question id: 14142

#SCPH05 I Biotechnology

Which of the following program is not an example of dot plot method?