A paleontologist has recovered a bit of tissue from the 400-year-old preserved skin of an extinct dodo (a bird). The researcher would like to compare a specific region of the DNA from the sample with DNA from living birds. Which of the following would be most useful for increasing the amount of dodo DNA available for testing?

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Which of the following statements about craniates is (are) correct?

1. Craniates are more highly cephalized than are non-craniates.

2. Craniatesʹ genomic evolution includes duplication of clusters of genes that code for transcription factors.

3. The craniate clade is synonymous with the vertebrate clade.

4. Pharyngeal slits that can assist in gas exchange originated in craniates,

5. The two-chambered heart originated with the early craniates.

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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

The tryptophan operon of E. coli is repressed by tryptophan added to the growth medium.  The tryptophan repressor probably:

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

A virion is a(n)

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#Unit 12. Applied Biology

Melanins are light-absorbing biopolymers useful as topical sunscreens, sunlight-protective coatings for plastics, etc. Which gene is used for producing melanin. 

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

If the curve shifts to the left or to the right, there is no gene flow, and the population size consequently increases over successive generations, then which of these is (are) probably occurring?