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What is the primary focus of this chapter?
What is the primary focus of this chapter?
- Investigating the similarities between plants and animals
- Exploring the DNA copying process
- Understanding the mechanism of genetic variation (correct)
- Studying the process of asexual reproduction
Why do individual plants in a field of sugarcane show very little variation?
Why do individual plants in a field of sugarcane show very little variation?
- As a result of natural selection
- Because they have identical DNA
- Due to a lack of genetic material
- Because they reproduce asexually (correct)
What does the figure (Figure 8.1) represent?
What does the figure (Figure 8.1) represent?
- The mechanism of genetic inheritance in animals
- The situation when a single individual reproduces, as in asexual reproduction (correct)
- The variations observed among plants in a field of sugarcane
- The process of DNA copying in individual bacteria
Why do animals including human beings, which reproduce sexually, exhibit distinct variations among individuals?
Why do animals including human beings, which reproduce sexually, exhibit distinct variations among individuals?
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