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In a hypothetical situation, the genes for sex pilus construction and for tetracycline resistance are located together on the same plasmid within a particular bacterium. If this bacterium readily performs conjugation involving a copy of this plasmid, then the resultshould be

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  1. a transformed bacterium.

  2. the rapid spread of tetracycline resistance to other bacteria in that habitat.

  3. the subsequent loss of tetracycline resistance from this bacterium.

  4. the production of endospores among the bacteriumʹs progeny.

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#Question id: 3340

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding effect of genetic drift?

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#Question id: 3341

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

In a given population of 400 individuals, 64 percent of population is caused  cancer due to completely dominat allele B. Assuming the population is in Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium, which of the following is the expected proportion of individuals who are not expected to develop the cancer?

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#Question id: 3342

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Neutral alleles are those that do not alter fitness and average reproductive success does not differ between individuals that carry one neutral allele or the other. The frequencies of these neutral alleles may change in a population by

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#Question id: 3343

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Following genotype frequency as hardy Weinberg genetic equilibrium in figure. What is the frequency of A1 and A2 allele?

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#Question id: 3344

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding effect of genetic drift?

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#Question id: 3345

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Some evolutionary force lead to genetic differences between populations while following are counteracts this tendency and tends to keep populations homogeneous in their allelic frequencies?