Homoplasies are __. What is the correct term to describe a homologous similarity
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Homoplasies are __.
What is the correct term to describe a homologous similarity that retains the ancestral form?
DNA is composed of which of the following three major units:
Alveolar processes can be found in the Maxillae and which other bone?
Anthropology is divided into numerous “specialties” known as “subdisciplines.” In addition to biological anthropology, the subdisciplines also include all but one of the following. Select the answer that is NOT a topic of one of the subdisciplines of anthropology.
The mineral component of bone is known as __.
The femur (bone of the thigh) is a(n) ___ bone.
Name two of the other three mechanisms of evolution.
(Just the names)
You can expect to find the Coronal suture _.
36% of your study population are homozygous recessive for fingernail growth rate. Using the Harvey Weinberg equilibrium equations (P+Q = 1 and P2+2PQ+Q2 = 1), calculate the frequency of homozygous dominants and heterozygotes in your population. You may use a calculator.
"Lumbar vertebrae" is the name we give to those vertebrae that are only found in ___.
Mother is homozygous dominant for black hair, father is homozygous recessive for red hair. Which of the following is correct (assuming a simple Mendelian gene?
The iliac crest is __
Darwin found that individuals with some traits are more likely to reproduce than individuals with other variants. He called this process:
An “allele” is defined as __.
Sometimes a “copying error” occurs during DNA replication, which results in offspring having a specific genetic sequence that was not present in either of the parents. The term ___ is used to describe those copying errors.
According to Linnaean Taxonomy, all humans are
Some traits are similar between different species, and taxonomists describe some of those similarities as “plesiomorphic.” By this term, taxonomists mean _
The best guide to determining how closely related two or more species are is the abundance of __
“Evolution” is often wildly misunderstood in the popular media. Notions such as Lamarck’s “inheritance of acquired traits” and radical change during the course of one’s life (e.g. “The X-Men” or Pokemon) are common, but inaccurate understandings of what evolution actually is. Over the past several weeks, we have discussed evolution in more detail. How has your understanding of evolution changed over the past several weeks?
(Note: there is no way to get this question “wrong” other than by not answering it. If you tell me what you thought evolution was about a month ago, and what you think it is about now, and how those two viewpoints differ, you will get the full points.)
Explanation / Answer
Homoplasies are " Similarities caused by shared retention of an ancestral trait"
Example is evolution of eye. the genes for vision are retained by the species and the eye evolved independently in each genus.
What is the correct term to describe a homologous similarity that retains the ancestral form? - Synapomorphy
Synapomorphy is a similar character shared by the desendents of a common ancestor.
DNA is composed of which of the following three major units: Nucleotide bases, sugar and phosphate
The nucleotide bases are adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine. Sugar is deoxyribose and the phosphate.
Alveolar processes can be found in the Maxillae and which other bone? - Alveloar process is also found in mandible. It is the socket which holds the tooth.
Anthropology is divided into numerous “specialties” known as “subdisciplines.” In addition to biological anthropology, the subdisciplines also include all but one of the following. Select the answer that is NOT a topic of one of the subdisciplines of anthropology. Answer is ""Geology"'. Geology is the study of Earth (particularly the rocks, soils etc)
The mineral component of bone is known as __ Hydroxyapatite (it is the naturally occuring form of calcium in the bone)
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