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#Question id: 7167


The following experiment is designed to study the role of several hormones in the regulation of metamorphosis in frogs.

Group #

Treatment

Days to Metamorphosis

1

Saline

30

2

Prolactin

> 100

3

TSH

15

4

Thyroxine

10

5

Corticosterone

30

6

Thyroxine + Corticosterone

5

7

Prolactin + TSH

30

8

Thyroid gland removed

> 100

These results suggest which of the following about prolactin (group 2 and group 7) at the dose tested?

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology
  1. It promotes metamorphosis.
  2. It opposes the action of the thyroid gland.
  3. It has the opposite effect from that of corticosterone.
  4. It can reverse the effects of thyroid removal in Group 8.
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#Question id: 3376

#Unit 9. Evolution & Diversity of Life Forms

The frequencies of two allele’s p and q for a gene locus in a population at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium are 0.6 and 0.4, respectively. After a few generations of inbreeding, the heterozygote frequency was found to be 0.10, The inbreeding coefficient in this case is

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#Question id: 3377

#Unit 9. Evolution & Diversity of Life Forms

To call a behavior altruistic, an evolutionary biologist will have to demonstrate that

A) These behavior is decrease the individual fitness of the donor and increases the individual fitness of the recipient

B) These behavior is increases the individual fitness of both the donor and the recipient

C) Overall increase the inclusive fitness of the population

D) These behavior depend on genetic relation

Which of the following above statement is correct?

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#Question id: 3378

#Unit 9. Evolution & Diversity of Life Forms

Following certain conditions is present in a population?

A- Large Population

B- Each locus follows complete dominance

C- No reproductive advantage

D- No migration

E- No linkage between genes

Which of the following above condition allowed to validity of Hardy- Weinberg Prediction?

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#Question id: 3379

#Unit 9. Evolution & Diversity of Life Forms

polymorphism is define existence of two or more form of same species within same population at the same time and place .polymorphism either balanced or transient depending upon type of natural selection  which of the following reason for balanced genetic polymorphism

a. each morph has selective advantage at equal intensity

b. non of the morph has selective advantage over other

c. heterzygote superiority

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#Question id: 3380

#Unit 9. Evolution & Diversity of Life Forms

Human population having mutant allele to caused color blindness, following different phenotype frequency?

Phenotype

Male

Female

Normal

.70

.72 heterozygous

.49 homozygous

Colour blindness

.30

.09

Which of the following frequency of color blindness allele and color blind female in their population?

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#Question id: 3381

#Unit 9. Evolution & Diversity of Life Forms

A source population with allelic frequency of p and q is .90 and .10 respectively. Recipient population with 900 individuals having allelic frequency of p and q is .30 and .70 respectively. If 100 migratory individual is inter from source to recipient population. After migration what is allelic frequency of p in their recipient population?