When You Float in Fresh Water, the Buoyant Force That

question 66

Multiple Choice

When you float in fresh water, the buoyant force that acts on you is equal to your weight. When you float higher in the denser water of the Dead Sea, the buoyant force that acts on you is

• A)greater than your weight.
• B)less than your weight.
• C)equal to your weight.

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Heterozygous

Having two different alleles at the same locus on a chromosome, resulting in genetic variation for a particular trait.

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Mutant Allele

A version of a gene that has undergone a mutation, causing it to differ from the normal allele and possibly lead to a different trait or phenotype.

Normal Allele

An allele that is considered to be the standard or typical form found in a population, often contributing to the average phenotype.