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What term describes a gene/protein related to a second gene/protein by descent from a common ancestral gene by speciation?
What term describes a gene/protein related to a second gene/protein by descent from a common ancestral gene by speciation?
- Paralog
- Convergent evolution
- Ortholog
- Homolog (correct)
Which mechanism involves the evolution of similar features or properties in genes/proteins of different genetic lineages?
Which mechanism involves the evolution of similar features or properties in genes/proteins of different genetic lineages?
- Ortholog
- Mutation
- Paralog
- Convergent evolution (correct)
What is the term that describes genes/proteins in different species that evolved from a common ancestral gene by speciation and retain the same function?
What is the term that describes genes/proteins in different species that evolved from a common ancestral gene by speciation and retain the same function?
- Ortholog (correct)
- Convergent evolution
- Paralog
- Mutation
What type of evolution involves genes/proteins related by duplication of a common ancestral gene that evolves new functions even if related to that of the ancestor?
What type of evolution involves genes/proteins related by duplication of a common ancestral gene that evolves new functions even if related to that of the ancestor?
What type of evolution involves the evolution of a new gene/protein that is genetically independent of the ancestral gene from which it arose?
What type of evolution involves the evolution of a new gene/protein that is genetically independent of the ancestral gene from which it arose?
What is the term for stochastic single point changes in the genetic material due to various factors, leading to slow but constant mutation rates?
What is the term for stochastic single point changes in the genetic material due to various factors, leading to slow but constant mutation rates?
What percentage of genes are identical between humans and chimpanzees?
What percentage of genes are identical between humans and chimpanzees?
How many nucleotide differences are there between the human and chimpanzee genomes?
How many nucleotide differences are there between the human and chimpanzee genomes?
What percentage of human genes have an identical homologue in chimpanzees?
What percentage of human genes have an identical homologue in chimpanzees?
On average, how many amino acid differences are there per gene between humans and chimpanzees?
On average, how many amino acid differences are there per gene between humans and chimpanzees?
In a gene expression study comparing human and chimpanzee cerebral cortex, how many genes showed human-specific changes?
In a gene expression study comparing human and chimpanzee cerebral cortex, how many genes showed human-specific changes?
What percentage of the genes that showed human-specific changes in the cerebral cortex study exhibited increased expression in humans?
What percentage of the genes that showed human-specific changes in the cerebral cortex study exhibited increased expression in humans?
Which process involves inferring adaptive amino acid changes in proteins?
Which process involves inferring adaptive amino acid changes in proteins?
What is the purpose of inferring lineage-specific evolution?
What is the purpose of inferring lineage-specific evolution?
Which type of changes are measured when selecting 'for' particular amino acids in proteins?
Which type of changes are measured when selecting 'for' particular amino acids in proteins?
What does inferring ancestral states for genes involve?
What does inferring ancestral states for genes involve?
What is the main focus when inferring recent 'selective sweeps' in the human genome?
What is the main focus when inferring recent 'selective sweeps' in the human genome?
'Codon usage' is most relevant to which aspect of molecular evolution?
'Codon usage' is most relevant to which aspect of molecular evolution?
