A Series of Programmed Changes Encoded in DNA, Through Which

question 62

Multiple Choice

A series of programmed changes encoded in DNA, through which a fertilized egg divides into many cells that ultimately are transformed into an adult organism, is known as ____. ​

• A)inheritance
• B)compensation
• C)homeostasis
• D)transformation
• E)development

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Definitions:

Existential Import

The assumption within some logical propositions that something exists to fulfill the conditions set out by the proposition.

Referents

Objects or events in the world that words or phrases identify or stand for in communication.

Subject Class

A category or group of subjects that share common characteristics or attributes.

Subcontraries

In logic, subcontraries refer to a pair of propositions in Aristotelian or traditional square of opposition that cannot both be false, although they can both be true.