Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 12, Problem 3CT
Different populations of the tiny freshwater snails pictured in FIGURE 12.1 reproduce sexually, or asexually. Individuals of the sexual populations are diploid; those in asexual populations are diploid (3n, having three sets of chromosomes). Huge populations of asexual snails are disrupting ecosystems worldwide.
Fertilizers and detergents contain a lot of phosphorus. So does DNA. Explain why you might expect to find more sexual snail populations in an unpolluted river, and more asexual ones in a river polluted by agricultural and urban runoff.
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 12 - One evolutionary advantage of sexual over asexual...Ch. 12 - Meiosis is a necessary part of sexual reproduction...Ch. 12 - Meiosis _________. a. occurs in all eukaryotes b....Ch. 12 - Sexual reproduction in animals requires ______. a....Ch. 12 - Meiosis ______ the parental chromosome number. a....Ch. 12 - Dogs have a diploid chromosome number or 78. How...Ch. 12 - The cell in the diagram to the right is in...Ch. 12 - Prob. 8SQCh. 12 - Prob. 1DAACh. 12 - Prob. 2DAA
Ch. 12 - Prob. 3DAACh. 12 - Prob. 9SQCh. 12 - Crossing over mixes up ______. a. chromosomes b....Ch. 12 - Crossing over happens during which phase of...Ch. 12 - Which of the following is one of the very...Ch. 12 - Match each term with the best description. __...Ch. 12 - ________ contributes to variation in traits among...Ch. 12 - The diploid chromosome number for the body cells...Ch. 12 - In your own words, explain why sexual reproduction...Ch. 12 - Different populations of the tiny freshwater...Ch. 12 - Make a simple sketch of meiosis in a cell with a...
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