Phenotypic Matching

question 28

Multiple Choice

Phenotypic matching

• A) is context dependent.
• B) is common among apes but not monkeys.
• C) is the ability to recognize kin by a feature such as their smell.
• D) favors maternal kin over paternal kin.

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Definitions:

Morphological Homoplasy

The occurrence of similar body structures in different species not due to common ancestry, often resulting from convergent evolution.

Nucleotide Bases

The building blocks of DNA and RNA, consisting of adenine, thymine (uracil in RNA), cytosine, and guanine.

Obligate Symbionts

Organisms that require a symbiotic relationship with another organism to survive.

Pseudogenes

Sequences of DNA that resemble genes but are non-functional due to mutations, deletions, or insertions.