True/False
Only closely related species share homologous genes.
False. Even distantly related species share homologous genes.
What critical missing piece of the Modern Synthesis did Evo/Devo provide?
Embryology.
Which country was last in the 21 country survey?
United States.
MBP stands for?
Maltose Binding Protein.
Amino acids are bonded together by what bonds?
Peptide bonds.
Tool kit genes are responsible for shifting Hox genes.
False. Evolutionary changes in switches shift Hox genes.
What did Evo/Devo provide in a more effective way?
A new means of teaching evolution.
What percentage of Americans believe or don't know, when asked if humans lived the same time as dinosaurs?
52%
What is an example of a simple genetic switch in E. Coli?
Tryptophan Repressor.
What is it called when the homozygotes have lower fitness than the heterozygotes?
Overdominance.
Nature works as a tinkerer with available materials.
True.
How did the Modern Synthesis assert that large scale changes be explained?
Large scale changes in form can be explained by natural selection acting on genes over a long time period.
Biology without evolution is like physics without?
Gravity.
What is the process of selecting for a desired trait in a population and augmenting that trait in the next generation?
Directed Evolution.
What is the name for a trait which is influenced by many genes?
Quantitative trait.
Humans caused the extinction of the three-toed sloth.
Three-toed sloths are endangered not extinct.
What is the key to innovation?
Multifunctionality of tool kit genes.
What is the third way to teach evolution?
Visuals.
Gene switches have at least three components.
The splitting of water into protons and 02 occurs in which sub system of photosynthesis?
Photosystem II.
Complexity increases over time by specialization if existing parts and the origin of new parts.
True.
What is the key to the planet's intelligent stewardship?
Understanding the history of our planet.
By implementing the "Teaching of Evolution" rules, it will bring genetics closer to the evidence of?
Paleontology.
What was the highest performing switch in Library 1?
RG-13.
What is the power house of the cell?
Mitochondria.