Which of the Following Is NOT Characteristic of REM Sleep

question 154

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of REM sleep?

• A) Most of the body's muscles are tense and active.
• B) The eyes move rapidly.
• C) It begins about once every 90 minutes during the night.
• D) Dreams are likely to occur.

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Definitions:

Orthologs

Genes in different species that evolved from a common ancestral gene by speciation and retain the same function in the course of evolution.

Homoplasy

Homoplasy refers to a phenomenon in evolutionary biology where similar traits or structures arise independently in different lineages, not due to common ancestry.

Molecular Phylogenies

The use of molecular data to construct evolutionary trees that represent the relationships among different species or organisms.

DNA Sequence

The precise order of nucleotides within a DNA molecule, determining genetic information.