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The genetic profile of the embryos in a population is indicated in the table below. Following natural selection, the deleterious phenotype disappears and only a portion of the population reaches adulthood. Think about the values needed to complete the table, this will help you find the values needed for this question and the following two.   What is the frequency of allele A in the reproductive adults?  

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Color-blindness is an X-linked recessive disease. A man that doesn’t suffer from the disorder is going to marry a woman who is not color blind but has had a color blind son by another man. What are the probabilities of this new marriage producing a color blind child?  

Miniature wings (min) is an X-linked recessive mutation in fruit flies. If a min-winged female is crossed to a wild-type male, what proportion of the F1 will have min wings?  

The ventral cavity includes which of the indicated subdivisions in the figure?

What is the serous membrane lining the internal wall of the rib-cage

According to the rule of simple machines, when dealing with inclined planes, the advantage gained in force (decreased effort needed) is lost in distance (longer ramp needed).

In a third class lever, which of the following statements/examples is a true statement?

An archer pulls back on the bow string and releases the arrow.  This describes which of Newton’s Laws of Motion?

You are working with a client to regain function after shoulder surgery.  Now you want to focus on exercises to increase power.  You would choose which of the following exercises?