The Experiments with Potentilla Glandulosa Showed That This Organism

question 18

Multiple Choice

The experiments with Potentilla glandulosa showed that this organism:

• A)grows well only at high altitudes.
• B)grows well only at sea level.
• C)should be regarded as four different species.
• D)exists as four distinct ecotypes.
• E)exists as two ecotypes, each with the same physiological response to the environment.

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Definitions:

Polymerase Chain Reaction

A laboratory technique used to amplify DNA sequences, making millions of copies of a specific DNA segment in a few hours.

Recombinant DNA Technology

Techniques used to join together DNA molecules from two or more different sources and insert them into a host organism to produce new genetic combinations.

Short Tandem Repeat

Sequences of DNA where a pattern of two or more nucleotides is repeated and the sequences are directly adjacent to each other.

Gene Therapy

A medical technique that modifies a person's genes to treat or prevent disease.