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What cellular events occur in the G1 phase of the cell division cycle? - normal growth and cell function What is the best way to describe homologous chromosomes? - they carry information for the same traits In some parts of Africa, the frequency of individuals who are heterozygous for the sickle-cell anemia allele is higher than the frequency in North America, presumably because this reduces the frequency of malaria. Such a relationship is related to what? - Darwin's theory of natural sel...

ASU BIO 340 Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024 selective breeding (artificial selection) - CORRECT ANSWER-the process of developing organisms with specific characteristics as chosen by the breeders Gregor Mendel () - CORRECT ANSWER-Amateur botanist who published an explanation of hereditary transmission in plants in 1866. Known for his pea-plant experiments and commonly referred to as the "father of genetics" modern genetics - CORRECT ANSWER-the study of heredity and the variation of inhe...

IB Biology - Scientists of IB Bio 100% Correct Robert Hooke First person to observe cells and write the cell theory Ernst Ruska Developed the electron microscope in 1930s and won the Nobel Prize for it Friedrich Wohler Urea synthesis which falsified the theory of vitalism Davson-Danielli Proposed the 'protein sandwich' model for membrane structure Louis Pasteur Experiment with broth that confirmed that spontaneous generation of cells and organisms does not occur on Earth ...

What is the reason that closely linked genes are typically inherited together? - ANSWER The likelihood of a crossover event between these two genes is low All female mammals have one active X chromosome per cell instead of two. What causes this? - ANSWER Activation of the XIST gene on the X chromosome that will become the Barr body In his transformation experiments, what did Griffith observe? - ANSWER Mixing a heat-killing pathogenic strain of bacteria with a living nonpathogenic strain ca...

What does DNA store? - correct answer hereditary information Combining the work of other scientists with their own research, Watson and Crick discovered that two strands of DNA join together to form a(n) __________? - correct answer Double helix What are the two strands of a DNA molecule are held together by? - correct answer Hydrogen bonds An important factor in Oswald Avery's ability to identify the "transforming principle" as DNA was the fact that proteins __________? - cor...

BIO 111 TAMU Fletcher Exam 3 Questions and Answers 100% Solved Friedrich Miescher - discovered DNA in 1869 But did not know (Isolated phosphate) rich acidic compounds Frederick Griffith - Discovered transformation during an experiment that involved injecting mice with smooth S cells, rough R cells, heat-killed S cells, and heat-killed S cells with living R cells. Avery, MacLeod, McCarty - Identified the heritable substance as DNA Used test tubes- vitro Hershey and Chase - performed e...

Biology 5235 Praxis 2 Latest Update Graded A+ observation the act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way hypothesis scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested in ways that support or reject it independent variable variable that is deliberately changed (manipulated variable) dependent variable variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable (responding variable) control group exposed to the same cond...

If DNA of a particular species was analyzed and it was found that it contains 21 percent A, what would be the percentage of C? a. 29 b. 21 c. 30 d. 58 - ANSWERS29 The experiments by Hershey and Chase helped confirm that DNA was the hereditary material on the basis of the finding that: a. radioactive phage were found in the pellet b. radioactive cells were in the supernatant c. radioactive sulfure was in the bacterial cell d. radioactive phosphorous was in the bacterial cell - ANS...

biology 1406 exam 5 questions n answers latest updateIn 1928, __________ was surprised to find that when he killed pathogenic bacteria, then mixed the bacterial remains with living harmless bacteria, some living bacterial cells became pathogenic. - correct answer Frederick Griffith In 1952, ___________ used bacteriophages to show that DNA is the genetic material of T2, a virus that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli). - correct answer Hershey-Chase __________ are viruses ...

Bio 150 Final Exam - UTK Mamantov(2024 LatestWhat statement best distinguishes scientific hypotheses from scientific theories? - ANSWER Hypotheses are usually narrower in scope; theories have broader explanatory power. A controlled experiment ____________. - ANSWER includes at least two groups, one of which does not receive the experimental treatment In trying to determine whether DNA or protein is the genetic material, Hershey and Chase made use of which fact? - ANSWER DNA contains phosph...