Recent Analysis of Phytoliths Has Suggested That

question 11

Multiple Choice

Recent analysis of phytoliths has suggested that:

• A) The banana arrived with Indonesian sailors on the East African coast around 200-500 CE.
• B) Indian Ocean connections between East Africa and Southeast Asia could stretch back to the fourth millennium BCE.
• C) Banana species evolved independently with no contact between Southeast Asian and East African varieties.
• D) Bananas, yams, and rice traveled eastward from Africa to Asia at some point in the distant past.

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Definitions:

Phenylalanine

An essential amino acid important for the biosynthesis of proteins.

Autosomal Dominant

A pattern of inheritance in which an affected individual has one copy of a mutant gene and one normal gene on a pair of autosomal chromosomes, leading to the expression of the disorder.

Huntington's Disease

A genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain, affecting movement and cognitive functions.

Polyploid

An organism or cell having more than two complete sets of chromosomes, often resulting in greater complexity or size.