Inversions May Be Hard to Detect Because They

question 20

Multiple Choice

Inversions may be hard to detect because they

• A) never visibly change chromosome banding patterns.
• B) increase recombination in heterozygotes.
• C) do not usually cause an abnormal phenotype.
• D) normally are removed immediately in natural populations.
• E) cannot involve more than 1000bp.

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Definitions:

Extreme Values

Data points that are significantly different from the majority of observations in a dataset; they can be unusually high or low.

Hybridization

A concept in chemistry where atomic orbitals mix to form new hybrid orbitals, explaining the bonding in molecules.

Atom

The basic unit of a chemical element, consisting of a nucleus of protons and neutrons, with electrons orbiting the nucleus.

Molecule

The smallest particle in a chemical element or compound that has the chemical properties of that element or compound, consisting of two or more atoms bonded together.