Members of two different species possess a similar-looking structure that they use in a similar way to perform about the same function. Which of the following would suggest that the relationship more likely represents homology instead of convergent evolution?

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#Question id: 2091

#SCPH01 Biochemistry

Proteins can be attached to the phospholipid bilayer plasma membrane by covalently linked hydrocarbon groups. Which of the following mechanisms are not employed in this anchoring?

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#Question id: 14148

#SCPH01 Biochemistry

Dynamic programming determines optimal alignment by matching two sequences for all possible pairs of characters between the two sequences.

Reason(R): Use of the dynamic programming method requires a scoring system to account for matches and mismatches between sequences, and a scheme for Gap penalties.

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#Question id: 16009

#SCPH05 I Biotechnology

BLAST uses a ______ to find matching words, whereas FASTA identifies identical matching words using the ______.

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#Question id: 14776

#SCPH06 I Botany

A single letter is selected at random from the word “PROBABILITY”. The probability that it is a vowel is

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#Question id: 8715

#SCPH05 I Biotechnology

Which of the following items is most likely to form a simple linear relationship with the number of gene-duplication events, when placed as the label on the vertical axis of the following graph?