Following selection, all individuals with the “AA” genotype survive, 60% “Aa” individuals survive and 30% of “aa” individuals survive. Their respective relative fitnesses are…  

What characteristics of Influenza require that new vaccines be developed every year and increase the risk of new and deadly strains evolving. Select TWO answers that apply.

What characteristic distinguishes plants from animals and fungi?

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER What molecule is the physical link between the codon in the mRNA and its corresponding amino acid?

Prior to European colonization, tens of thousands of whooping cranes lived in North America. By 1938, due to overexploitation and habitat loss, whooping cranes were virtually extinct, with a total population of only 15 individuals. Since then, careful conservation efforts have increased the North American whooping crane population to over 800 today. From a genetic standpoint, as a result of this catastrophe, whooping cranes experienced a “population bottleneck”, which is a severe form of . The current population of whooping cranes should be expected to have , relative to the pre-colonial population.

A study on grooming among vervet monkeys has shown that individuals who groom other unrelated individuals are more likely to get a response from those they’ve groomed when they call for aid. This observation supports the hypothesis that this social behavior could have evolved by way of…

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER A mother and her two daughters each develop breast cancer at approximately the same age in their lives. Based on genetic analysis, it is determined that mutations in the BRCA1,  tumor suppressor gene, is responsible for all three instances of cancer. Their specific mutations are presented below (bold base pair). Mother: ATCGGTCCADaughter A: ATCGCACCADaughter B: ATCGGTCCA Given these data, what is the most likely origin of each daughters’ cancer? Daughter A’s cancer is Daughter B’s cancer is

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER Use the table below to transcribe and translate the following DNA sequence and identify the final polypeptide strand. DNA: 3′ – TTGCGACCAGGGAACCGA – 5′

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER A mother and her two daughters each develop breast cancer at approximately the same age in their lives. Based on genetic analysis, it is determined that mutations in the BRCA1,  tumor suppressor gene, is responsible for all three instances of cancer. Their specific mutations are presented below (bold base pair). Mother: ATCGGTCCADaughter A: ATCGGTCCADaughter B: ATCGCACCA Given these data, what is the most likely origin of each daughters’ cancer? Daughter A’s cancer is Daughter B’s cancer is

A young male bird lives in an area where all the suitable nesting sites are hard to find because they are claimed by more experienced, older males. Of the options listed below, what is the young bird’s best choice, in terms of increasing his inclusive fitness?