Which of the following levels is the most inclusive, largest, and least specific of the choices?
a. class
b. species
c. family
d. phylum

Coat color in cats is determined by genes at several different loci. at one locus on the x chromosome, one allele (x ) encodes black fur and another allele (xo) encodes orange fur. females can be black (x x ), orange (xoxo), or a mixture of orange and black called tortoiseshell (x xo). males are either black (x y) or orange (xoy). bill has a female tortoiseshell cat named patches. one night, patches escapes from bill\'s house, spends the night out, and mates with a stray male. patches later gives birth to the following kittens: one orange male, one black male, two tortoiseshell females, and one orange female. what are the genotypes of patches, the stray male, and the kittens?

What is used to keep track of the gamates and possible offsprings combination

As molecules are formed from metabolism, entropy __ and the universe becomes less disordered. a. is decreased b. is increased c. moves closer to equilibrium d. is unchanged