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Crossing over and independent assortment are important activities that occur during meiosis. what is the significance of these activities

Which of the following observation darwin shape his concept of descent with modification? a) species diversity declines farther from the equator. b) fewer species live on islands than on the nearest continents. c) birds live on islands located farther from the mainland than the bird's maximum nonstop flight distance. d) south american temperate plants are more similar to the tropical plants of south america than to the temperate plants of europe. e) earthquakes reshape life by causing mass extinctions.

What is the purpose of transcription? a. to copy the nucleotide in dna b. to form rna molecules from dna c. to produce a nucleic acid sequence from an amino acid sequence d. to link amino acids together to form stands of protein