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What is the term for the directed migration of cells in response to concentration gradients of extracellular signals?
What is the term for the directed migration of cells in response to concentration gradients of extracellular signals?
- Chemotaxis (correct)
- Retroviruses
- Mitosis
- CRISPR
Which mechanism is used by bacteria to remove viral DNA from circular chromosomes?
Which mechanism is used by bacteria to remove viral DNA from circular chromosomes?
- Chemotaxis
- CRISPR (correct)
- Mitosis
- Oncogenes
What are oncogenes?
What are oncogenes?
- Host cell DNA
- Virus-derived genes that can cause cancer (correct)
- Genes responsible for chemotaxis
- Genes involved in mitosis
How do rattlesnakes use chemical cues to track down prey at night?
How do rattlesnakes use chemical cues to track down prey at night?
What is Pangenesis?
What is Pangenesis?
What is the main characteristic of retroviruses?
What is the main characteristic of retroviruses?
What is the main source of variation in traits?
What is the main source of variation in traits?
Who discovered that some traits are dominant and some are recessive?
Who discovered that some traits are dominant and some are recessive?
Which scientist confirmed that genes are made of DNA and proposed the double helix model?
Which scientist confirmed that genes are made of DNA and proposed the double helix model?
What concept solves Darwin's problem of how heritable particles do not blend?
What concept solves Darwin's problem of how heritable particles do not blend?
According to the Modern Synthesis, what does natural selection act upon?
According to the Modern Synthesis, what does natural selection act upon?
What is the process whereby distantly related organisms independently evolve similar traits to adapt to similar necessities called?
What is the process whereby distantly related organisms independently evolve similar traits to adapt to similar necessities called?
Which process is responsible for the spread of antibiotic resistance genes among bacteria?
Which process is responsible for the spread of antibiotic resistance genes among bacteria?
What is a significant outcome of serial symbiosis between prokaryotes according to the text?
What is a significant outcome of serial symbiosis between prokaryotes according to the text?
Which event led to the creation of mitochondria and chloroplasts in eukaryotic cells?
Which event led to the creation of mitochondria and chloroplasts in eukaryotic cells?
What is a key characteristic of the transfer of genes through sexual reproduction?
What is a key characteristic of the transfer of genes through sexual reproduction?
What process involves the direct contact transfer of DNA from a donor bacterium to a recipient bacterium?
What process involves the direct contact transfer of DNA from a donor bacterium to a recipient bacterium?
How do viruses replicate within host cells?
How do viruses replicate within host cells?
