Somatic Cells Are Characterized by All of the Following Except

question 17

Multiple Choice

Somatic cells are characterized by all of the following except

• A)each includes a nucleus.
• B)they are used in multiple tissues throughout the body.
• C)each contains half a copy of an organism's DNA.
• D)each contains a complete copy of all of an organism's DNA.

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Definitions:

Natural Selection

The mechanism through which creatures that are more suited to their surroundings are more likely to live and have a greater number of descendants.

Genome

A genome is the complete set of DNA, including all of its genes, in an organism, encapsulating the entire genetic information.

Monozygotic

Pertaining to identical twins who developed from a single fertilized egg and share all of their genes.

Dizygotic

Refers to twins that are formed from the fertilization of two separate eggs by two separate sperm, resulting in fraternal twins that are genetically distinct, akin to regular siblings sharing approximately 50% of their genes.