Figure 10.1 -In Figure 10.1,species "C." Is Most Closely Related to Which

question 12

Multiple Choice

Figure 10.1

-In Figure 10.1,species "c." is most closely related to which of the following?

• A)a
• B)b
• C)c
• D)d

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Definitions:

Protein-Coding Gene

A segment of DNA that contains the instructions for building a protein, with the sequence of the gene determining the amino acid sequence of the resulting protein.

CDNA Library

A collection of complementary DNA (cDNA) clones synthesized from the messenger RNA of an organism, representing a subset of the genes expressed in the tissue from which the RNA was extracted.

Introns

Non-coding sections of DNA within a gene that are removed during RNA processing before translation into proteins.

Transgenic Organisms

Organisms that have been genetically modified to contain DNA from an external species.