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#Question id: 4319


Why are BRCA1 and BRCA2 considered to be tumor-suppressor genes?

#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes
  1. Their normal products participate in repair of DNA damage.

  2. The mutant forms of either one of these prevent breast cancer.

  3. The normal genes make estrogen receptors.

  4. They block penetration of breast cells by chemical carcinogens.

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#Question id: 11124

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

A researcher compared the nucleotide sequences of a homologous gene from five different species of mammals with the homologous human gene. The sequence homology between each speciesʹ version of the gene and the human gene is presented as a percentage of similarity.

What probably explains the inclusion of rabbits in this research?

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#Question id: 11123

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Cladograms (a type of phylogenetic tree) constructed from evidence from molecular systematics are based on similarities in

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#Question id: 11122

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Phylogenetic hypotheses (such as those represented by phylogenetic trees) are strongest when

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#Question id: 10332

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

The four-chambered hearts of birds and the four-chambered hearts of mammals evolved independently of each other. If one were unaware of this independence, then one might logically conclude that

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

When using a cladistic approach to systematics, which of the following is considered most important for classification?

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#Question id: 10330

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

If the eukaryotic condition arose, independently, several different times during evolutionary history, and if ancestors of these different lineages are extant and are classified in the domain Eukarya, then the domain Eukarya would be