Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
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Chapter 17, Problem 3DAA
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To determine: The percentage of warfarin-resistant rats in town Olf.
Introduction: Rodenticides are the pesticides that have a capability to kill the whole rodent species. Rodents have their own importance in nature but sometimes require some control over their population, as they could transmit disease, destroy crops, and may cause ecological damage. Warfarin is a common anticoagulant that could be used as a rodenticide to kill mice and rats.
After the discovery, warfarin has been widely used and later it resulted in the development of species of warfarin-resistant mice and rats. Another recently developed bromadiolone called as the super-warfarin (second-generation warfarin) has a greater ability to accumulate in the liver and kill the organism.
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Low Bmp4 expression
AA
491
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Low Bmp4 expression
Aa
336
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High Bmp4 expression
aa
552
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Genotype
Number of Individuals
Observed Genotype Frequency
Low Bmp4 expression
AA
706
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Low Bmp4 expression
Aa
493
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 17 - ___ is the original source of new alleles. a....Ch. 17 - Which is required for evolution to occur in a...Ch. 17 - Prob. 3SQCh. 17 - Prob. 4SQCh. 17 - The persistence of sickle-cell anemia in a...Ch. 17 - ___ tends to keep populations of a species similar...Ch. 17 - The theory of natural selection does not explain...Ch. 17 - Prob. 1DAACh. 17 - Prob. 2DAACh. 17 - Prob. 3DAA
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