Genetics: From Genes to Genomes (Looseleaf) (Custom Package)

5th Edition

ISBN: 9781259628108

Author: HARTWELL

Publisher: MCG

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Chapter 1, Problem 9P

Why do scientists think that new genes arise by duplication of an original gene and divergence by mutation?

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Genetics: From Genes to Genomes (Looseleaf) (Custom Package)

Ch. 1 - Choose the phrase from the right column that best...Ch. 1 - If one strand of a DNA molecule has the base...Ch. 1 - The size of one copy of the human genome is...Ch. 1 - Indicate whether each of the following words or...Ch. 1 - a. How many different DNA strands composed of 100...Ch. 1 - Why do scientists think that all forms of life on...Ch. 1 - Why would a geneticist study a yeast cell or a...Ch. 1 - How can a scientist tell if a protein present in...Ch. 1 - Why do scientists think that new genes arise by...Ch. 1 - Explain how the exon/intron structure of genes...

Ch. 1 - Mutations in genes that change their pattern of...Ch. 1 - A single zebrafish gene function was inactivated...Ch. 1 - Different mutations in the WDR62 gene that...Ch. 1 - By the time this book is published, it will likely...

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