Two different types of bacteria, each lacking the ability to…
Two different types of bacteria, each lacking the ability to synthesize a different essential amino acid, were combined and placed on a growth medium that did not supplement either missing amino acid. Surprisingly, some bacterial colonies grew. What does this experimental result suggest?
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In a population of flowering plants, there are two alleles for flower color. One is dominant and is represented A, the other is recessive and is represented a. The allele frequency of A is 0.7. How do you calculate the frequency of heterozygous individuals in the population?
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The formation of a geographic barrier such as a river causes fragmentation in a population. Gradually, genetic drift and natural selection cause genetic differences to accumulate. During a drought year the river dries up and the two populations begin to occupy the dry riverbed. The two populations do not produce viable offspring. Why?
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