5)What is the name of DNA sequences that have lost their protein-coding ability?

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Question

Transposons.

Pseudogenes.

Either a or b.

None of the above.

6)Georges Cuvier

A. proposed that extinction occurs

B. discovered RNA to be the heritable material of life

C. discovered DNA to be the heritable material of life

D. all of the above

7)For isochron plots

A. steeper slopes indicate more distant time periods

B. changes in the daughter isotope are modeled on the X-axis

C. they can only model the time at which recent events occurred (within the past century)

D. all of the above

E. A and B, but not C

8)An example of a plesiomorphy is

A. a forelimb (prior to becoming a bird wing)

B. the ability for bats and birds to fly

C. the usage of tools and language

D. all of the above

E. A and B, but not C

Transposons.

Pseudogenes.

Either a or b.

None of the above.

5.B. Pseudogenes

6.A. proposed that extinction occurs

7. E. A and B, but not C

8. B. the ability for bats and birds to fly

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