The study of embryos and other early stages of development can in the classification of living things, past and present, by providing clues about the -
f common ancestry among vertebrate species
g rate of appearances of new terrestrial organisms
h prokaryotic species that are at risk for extinction
j barriers to mating among marine populations

Apea plant that is heterozygous for the tall phenotype can produce short offspring when self pollinating. which of the following explains why this occurs? a. segregation of allels b. condominance of traits c. polygenic expression of traits d. independent assortment of alleles

6. in domesticated cats, the following are independently assorting: normal ears (t) is dominant to tufted ears (t); curved whiskers (c) is dominant to straight whiskers (c); the presence of six toes (s) is dominant to five toes (s); gene for hair length is an x-linked codominant. the three phenotypes for hair length are long (xhxh), medium (xhxh), and short (xhxh); medium is the heterozygous condition. given two parents: ttccssxhxh x ttccssxhy how many different gametes could be formed in the female cat with respect to these four traits? how many phenotypes are possible in the offspring from this mating?

In 1992, hurricane andrew left a wake of destruction through florida. one victim of the storm was a reptile-breeding facility. over 900 burmese pythons were set free, and today thousands of pythons live in florida. these pythons are an invasive species, or a harmful species not native to the region. 1. what impacts do you think the burmese pythons might have on local ecosystems