Most Mutations

question 22

Multiple Choice

Most mutations

• A)proceed though a set of programmed sequences.
• B)enable individuals to evolve by becoming genetically different.
• C)occur from exposure to external agents such as radioactivity.
• D)cannot be passed along through reproduction cells.
• E)result from random changes that occur in coded genetic instructions.

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Definitions:

Slave Sales

Transactions involving the buying and selling of individuals as property, a central element of the slave system in historical contexts.

Family Units

Social groups consisting of parents and their children, considered as a basic unit in society for educating children and providing emotional and financial support.

Compromise of 1850

A series of congressional laws intended to settle the issues arising from the expansion of slavery into new territories, aiming to ease tensions between the North and South.