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#Question id: 11129

Which of the following statements concerning the neuronal membrane at rest is correct?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. The extracellular sodium concentration is less than its intracellular concentration
  2. The concentration of chloride is greatest inside the cell
  3. If the resting potential is moved to a more negative value, the cell becomes more excitable
  4. The concentration gradient for potassium is such that it tends to move out of the cell
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#Question id: 15389

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Why is tetrad analysis useful for studying genetics?
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#Question id: 15386

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

You set up a mapping cross involving your favorite gene (YFG) in Neurospora and determine the following octad types: 4:4 arrangement 83; 2:4:2 arrangement 7; 2:2:2:2 arrangement 10. What is the distance between your gene and the centromere?
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#Question id: 13151

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

A series of two-point crosses were carried out among five loci (a, b, c, d and e) producing the following recombination frequencies. Using these recombination frequencies, map these five loci, showing  their linkage groups, the order of the loci in each linkage group is;

What is the correct order of the loci?
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#Question id: 13150

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

A fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster showing  three point test cross  st+-e+-ss+  was crossed with triplet recessive mutant st-e-ss. The F1 hybrid  was the backcross with the recessive mutant and the phenotype recorded as follows;

The distance in map unit (mu) between  st+  to  e+ and e+ to ss+ is
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#Question id: 13149

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

A three point test cross was made between the  st^+-e^+-ss^+  and  st-e-ss , the genotype of the double cross over  will be;  st^+-e-ss^+  and st-e^+-ss. Based on this, determine the order of the genes.
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#Question id: 13148

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

During  a three point test cross is carried out. The parental cross was  AABBCC  X  aabbcc , the F1 progeny is AaBbCc. What will be the no. of given genotype in 100 progeny?
i) AaBbCc               ii) aaBbcc