1. Which of the following is NOT a function of mitosis? producing new cells to r

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1. Which of the following is NOT a function of mitosis?

producing new cells to replace dead ones

2. When DNA is replicating where do the DNA nucleotides in the NEW strands come from?

3. Variation in a species is produced by _________.

d) a and b

4. A group of regulatory genes controls the frequency with which mitotic divisions take place. A mutation that inactivates one or several of these genes can lead to __________.

probably no change in the production of new cells

5. What is the most serious kind of mutation that can take place during mitosis?

6. Physical characteristics of the taxonomic order Primata do not include ____________.

7. What is drifting in "genetic drift"?

allele frequency in a population - especially a small one - over generations.

8. A continuous trait is _______________.

9. A locus is __________.

10. The likely fate of a rare allele in a small population is _________.

Explanation / Answer

1. Producing proteins is not a function of mitosis.

2. When DNA is replecating, DNA nucleotides comes from Ribosomes.

3. Variation in the species is produced by mutation

4. A mutation that inactivates one or several of these mitotic genes can lead to Cancer.

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