What is the function of topoisomerase? a. relieving strain in the dna ahead of the replication fork b. elongation of new dna at a replication fork by addition of nucleotides to the existing chain c. the addition of methyl groups to bases of dna d. stabilizing single-stranded dna at the replication fork e. unwinding of the double helix

The tasmanian devil, a marsupial carnivore, is facing extinction due to devil facial tumor disease (dftd) which causes bulging cancerous lumps and lesions to erupt around the face and neck — often causing enough deformation to make seeing or eating difficult. dftd has evolved into a contagious cancer, a trait that is unique among cancers. devil mating behavior involves biting around the head and neck, allowing cells from one individual — especially cells from the crumbly dftd tumors — to be transferred to the wounds or face of a new individual. this marsupial was once found across australia, but sea levels rose, isolating the tasmanian population, while the australian population went extinct. what would be an outcome of genetic isolation that is likely to have impacted the spread of dftd? a) reduced territory puts diseased individuals in greater contact with non-diseased ones. b) inbreeding results in less variation in facial features so the cancer is generally fatal. c) genetic isolation has made it difficult for scientists to develop a vaccine against dftd. d) the lack of genetic variation in the immune system of tasmanian devils minimizes resistance to the disease.

Read each description below and determine to which stage of sleep each pertains. then click and drag each box into the appropriate category below.

Which of the following statements is accurate about evolution? question 10 options: natural selection only eliminates odd individuals. evolution means that a population never has changes in its genetic frequencies. mutations are always harmful. evolution means that a population undergoes changes in its gene frequencies over time.