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The incisive foramen is located anterior to the palatine foramen.

Germany estimated approximately 1.5 million asylum seekers arrived in 2015 from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. Assuming random mating, which mechanism is likely to alter allele frequencies in the German population in generations to come?

The ratio of genetic variance to overall phenotypic variance is called ____________.

Red-green colorblindness in an X-linked trait. The normal allele is dominant and the allele that causes color blindness is recessive. Approximately 1 in 12 males of N. European ancestry are red-green color blind. What frequency of females of N. European ancestry are red-green color blind? 

Sickle cell anemia shows autosomal recessive inheritance. In individuals who can trace ancestry to regions where malaria is endemic, the incidence of sickle cell anemia is approximately 1 in 500. In 50, 000 individuals who can trace ancestry to a malaria endemic region, approximately how many individuals are heterozygous? (I used 5 decimal places in numbers in my calculation to generate the answer). p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1  

The figure below illustrates a DNA gel electrophoresis. In DNA gel electrophoresis, equal concentrations of DNA are loaded into each well and the DNA fragments are separated vertically by ____.  

Which of the following is NOT an acellular agent?

Use the simple interest formula, A = P(1 + rt), to find the value of a $2,000 investment at 5% simple interest for 50 years.  

Which term refers to a mouse that a mixture cells derived from two or more zygotes?

There are five colors of candy within an original Skittles bag of candy:  Red, orange, yellow, green, and purple.  In the table below, are the number of each color in one bought bag of original Skittles.   Use this information to determine the probability of pulling from the bag an orange or yellow Skittle.