The Elimination of Old, Less Active Synapses Is Known as ​

question 50

Multiple Choice

The elimination of old, less active synapses is known as ​

• A)synaptic reuptake.
• B)synaptic pruning.
• C)neurogenesis.
• D)synaptic sculpting.

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Definitions:

Homoplasy

Homoplasy describes a character state similarity not due to shared descent (for example, produced by convergent evolution or evolutionary reversal).

Orthologs

Genes in different species that evolved from a common ancestral gene and retain the same function.

Paralogs

Genes that are related by duplication within a genome and can evolve new functions, despite having a common ancestor.

Species Tree

A conceptual tree diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among various species based upon their genetic differences and similarities.