You are studying the expression of the gene that appears to be under the control of three different transcription-control regions during mouse embryonic development. Which one of the following is the BEST method to use to determine when each of these regions are active in the developing mouse embryo?

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

If, someday, an archaean cell is discovered whose rRNA sequence is more similar to that of humans than the sequence of mouse rRNA is to that of humans, the best explanation for this apparent discrepancy would be ________.

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Which of the following pairs are the best examples of homologous structures?

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Some molecular data place the giant panda in the bear family (Ursidae) but place the lesser panda in the raccoon family (Procyonidae). If the molecular data best reflect the evolutionary history of these two groups, then the morphological similarities of these two species is most likely due to ________.

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

The importance of computers and of computer software to modern systematics s is most closely linked to advances in ________.

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

The common ancestors of birds and mammals were very early (stem) reptiles, which almost certainly possessed three-chambered hearts (two atria, one ventricle). Birds and mammals, however, are alike in having four-chambered hearts (two atria, two ventricles). The fourchambered hearts of birds and mammals are best described as ________.

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Imagine that a phylogeny was developed for a group of mammals based on bone structure. Which of the following statements would be a reasonable prediction about a phylogeny for the same group of species based on similarities and differences in the structure of a particular enzyme?