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The type of reproductive barrier that occurs when two species mate but produce sterile hybrids is referred to as ________.

Consider the following figure. It illustrates that a single amino acid substitution in the hemoglobin gene ________.

Please read the following scenario and then answer the following questions.Molecular biologists have perfected DNA fingerprinting so that it is possible to use the technique to provide evidence to solve crimes and even identify a child’s parents. Recently, a U.S. immigrant asked the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for permission to have her young daughter who was living with grandparents in their homeland join her in the United States. Her request was denied because there was an apparent mix-up with the child’s birth certificate and it could not be used as proof of maternity. Other forms of proof are required in cases such as this. The mother requested DNA fingerprinting to show that she was the mother of the daughter. Samples of DNA were taken from the mother (Mom) and the daughter (D2) as well as from her daughter (D1) and her son (S) living in the United States with her. STR analysis was run on the three samples, and the results are shown below.  You can use this DNA fingerprinting information to make a judgment about maternity because ________.

Please read the following scenario to answer the following questions.While working with cultured mouse cells, a researcher unknowingly treated the cells with a mutagen that causes the deletion or insertion of individual nucleotides in DNA. Subsequently, the researcher isolated and cultured a single cell from this group and noticed that the progeny of this cell were not producing a certain protein and that this affected their survival.The researcher isolated a different single cell and determined that it was producing a certain protein. However, the protein was much shorter than it should have been. What kind of mutation likely occurred in this protein?

Consider the following figure, which outlines cloning by nuclear transplantation. Why does the clone NOT resemble the surrogate mother?

This diagram of the human life cycle shows that ________.

According to Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, Amber, a successful computer scientist, would probably score high on __________ intelligence.

Dewey is considering which grad school program to attend. To help him decide, he asks his friends and family for opinions on each school that accepted him. Based on their opinions and his own experience with each school, he decides which school will offer the best environment for him. In this scenario, Dewey used __________ to make a decision.

Livinia and Matthew are arguing about the most popular sport to play. Livinia says that it is football, and Matthew says that it is baseball. Livinia and Matthew disagree about how to organize concepts according to

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