-Answer the Question Using the Accompanying Figure

question 79

Multiple Choice

-Answer the question using the accompanying figure. Letter "C" in the diagram represents the ____ zone.

• A) neritic
• B) abyssal
• C) oceanic
• D) benthic
• E) intertidal

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Definitions:

Heredity

Heredity is the transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to offspring, influencing traits and predispositions to various conditions.

Promoter

A region of DNA that initiates transcription of a particular gene, controlling gene expression.

Gene

A unit of heredity made up of DNA, located on chromosomes, that encodes information necessary to build and maintain an organism's cells and pass traits to offspring.

DNA Nucleotide Sequence

The arrangement of nucleotides (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) in a strand of DNA, determining genetic information.