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#Question id: 14961

Drosophila females are capable of storing sperm and using it to fertilize eggs long after mating. How might this present a problem for a geneticist?

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology
  1. IN ORDER TO DESIGN A SPECIFIC CROSS, FEMALES MUST BE PREVENTED FROM MATING WITH ANY OTHER STRAIN OF MALES.
  2. This allows Drosophila females to "select" sperm from the stronger male.
  3. Individual offspring from these females may have more than one father.
  4. This should not present a problem for a geneticist; it is merely a reproductive advantage to the fly if the population size is low.

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#Question id: 28425

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

The one sheet of cells into two sheets of cells formation during hypoblast formation in avian embryogenesis is termed as__ 
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#Question id: 4621

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

DNA sequences in many human genes are very similar to the sequences of corresponding genes in chimpanzees. The most likely explanation for this result is that
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#Question id: 11344

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Inner membrane is rich in which type of phospholipids?
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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

The Human Genome contains the blueprint for human development and maintenance, ultimately providing the means to understand ________.
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#Question id: 28171

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

Which of the following statements is incorrect about specification of the cell ?