1. The nematode, C. elegans, and humans have nearly identical numbers of protein

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1. The nematode, C. elegans, and humans have nearly identical numbers of protein coding genes, yet humans have much more complex organismal features. This is an example of:

a. the C-value paradox

b. the G-value paradox

c. cell size paradox

d. linkage disequilibrium

e. None of the above

2. How does the smoke detector principle, also known as the principle of asymmetric harm, explain why humans, and other organisms, get fevers even when a fever will not effectively help clear an infection?

a. It is more beneficial to get a fever even if it may not be necessary than to not get a fever when it is necessary.

b. A fever is a warning sign that something is seriously wrong with your immune system.

c. Fevers have evolved due to genetic drift

Explanation / Answer

Ans.

1.
a. the C-value paradox

2.
b. A fever is a warning sign that something is seriously wrong with your immune system.

3.
a. have alleles that will always segregate together

4.
a. 0.25

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