__________________is spontaneous hydrolytic reaction that involves cleavage of the N-glycosylic bond between N-9 of the purine bases A and G and C-1 of the deoxyribose sugar and hence loss of purine bases from the DNA.

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Concerning growth in genome size over evolutionary time, which of these is least associated with the others?

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

A phylogenetic tree constructed using sequence differences in mitochondrial DNA would be most valid for discerning the evolutionary relatedness of ________.

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#Question id: 8716

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

The most important feature that permits a gene to act as a molecular clock is ________.

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Molecular clocks are more reliable when ________.

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#Question id: 8718

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Which of the following would, if it had acted upon a gene, prevent this gene from acting as a reliable molecular clock?

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#Question id: 8721

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Based on cladistics, which eukaryotic kingdom is polyphyletic and, therefore, unacceptable?