Homologous chromosomes select one:
a. are the same size
b. have genes for the same characteristics (even though the alleles may not be the same)
c. are in pairs, one chromosome of each pair from the father and one from the mother
d. pair up during meiosis
e. all of these

Need an answer asap 45 points and brainlest to the first person to answer why do scientific theories, such as biological and chemical evolution, represent the strongest explanation of the changes observed in the fossil record. must be in sentence form how can scientific theories on evolution and the fossil record change over time? must be in sentence form

To answer this question, researchers studied populations of the dusky salamander (desmognathus ochrophaeus) living on different mountain ranges in the southern appalachian mountains. the researchers tested the reproductive isolation of pairs of salamander populations by leaving one male and one female together and later checking the females for the presence of sperm. four mating combinations were tested for each pair of populations (a and b)—two within the same population (female a with male a and female b with male b) and two between populations (female a with male b and female b with male a). the proportion of successful matings for each mating combination was measured. for example, when all the matings of a particular combination were successful, the researchers gave it a value of 1; when none of the matings were successful, they gave it a value of 0. then the researchers calculated an index of reproductive isolation that ranged from 0 (no isolation) to 2 (full isolation). the reproductive isolation value for two populations is the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type within populations (aa + bb) minus the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type between populations (ab + ba). the table provides data for the geographic distances and reproductive isolation values for 27 pairs of dusky salamander populations.

Explain why autonomous underwater explorers (aue) will provide entirely new kinds of information about ocean processes