What is the difference between a linkage map and a physical map?

a) Genetic maps are based on recombination frequencies, but physical maps are based on restriction digestion.

b) Physical DNA map describes the absolute position of genes on a chromosome while genetic map so variable

c) Genetic maps are important to identify the origin of diseases, whether they are inherited or arise due to a random mutation.

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

What would probably happen if a long neuron had one continuous myelin sheath down the length of the axon with no nodes of Ranvier?

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

The excitatory or inhibitory action of a neurotransmitter is determined by which of the following?

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

The umami receptor in the sense of taste detects ________.

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#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

A strain of Neurospora crassa, unable to synthesize the vitamin thiamine (t), is crossed with a strain that cannot synthesize the amino acid arginine (a). What information can be obtained from the resultant frequencies of ascospore patterns?

 A) The two loci (a) and (t) are independent assortment of each other

B) Both genes are closely linked to their respective centromeres.

C) no crossovers occurred between either gene and its centromere.

D) These two gene may reside on different chromosomes.

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A 22-year-old woman has a pulmonary compliance of 0.2 L/cm H2O and a pleural pressure of −4 cm H2O. What is the pleural pressure (in cm H2O) when the woman inhales 1.0 L of air?