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What is a gene?
What is a gene?
- A factor responsible for the variation of inherited characteristics
- A unit of heredity that encodes polypeptides and becomes functional proteins (correct)
- A region of the genome that is involved in the transmission of traits
- A segment of DNA that determines a specific physical feature of an organism
What is a character in genetics?
What is a character in genetics?
- A factor influencing the variation of inherited characteristics
- A discrete, observable, physical feature of an organism (correct)
- A specific form of a physical feature of an organism
- A segment of DNA responsible for a particular trait
What is a trait?
What is a trait?
- A segment of DNA that encodes proteins
- A factor influencing the expression of proteins
- A specific form of a character (correct)
- A unit of heredity that determines physical features
What does genetics study?
What does genetics study?
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What is the ultimate function of a gene?
What is the ultimate function of a gene?
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What does microevolution refer to in this class?
What does microevolution refer to in this class?
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What did Charles Darwin recognize in the mid-1800s?
What did Charles Darwin recognize in the mid-1800s?
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What does natural selection tend to favor?
What does natural selection tend to favor?
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What evolves in populations?
What evolves in populations?
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What does macroevolution refer to in this class?
What does macroevolution refer to in this class?
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