Answer: Directional selection
Explanation:
In the population genetics, directional selection is the mode of selection during which the extreme phenotype are favored more than the other phenotype.
This causes the allele frequency to shift towards the time in the direction of that particular phenotype.
Here, in the question the acid tolerant plant species is favored over the other phenotype.
Hence, the correct answer is option D
Answer:
D
Explanation:
The average number of tagged individuals caught over all trials is the <u>MOST important data point to find</u>
Replacing lysine with aspartic acid is really a change in the primary structure (the sequence of the amino acids - think in a chain). But because they are really different amino acids, the effect is much more profound and will affect the tertiary structure of the protein.
Lysine has a basic, positively charged side chain. Aspartic acid has a negatively charged carboxyl group for its side chain. So, they are two very different amino acids.
Since the tertiary structure of a protein is a result of the interactions of the various interactions of the amino acid side chains, you have to think about what a swap of a basic positive amino acid with a negatively charged amino acid could cause.
For example, if the lysine side chain interacted in ionic interactions (i.e. attraction to a negatively charged amino acid), if you swap it for aspartic acid which is negatively charged it will now repel the other amino acid's side chain and that would disrupt the tertiary structure of the protein. It would also likely cause disruption to the quaternary structure as well.
If this change was in an important part of the protein (e.g. the active site of an enzyme) then it would likely disrupt the proper functioning of this protein.
If you wanted to make the least amount of change to a protein by making a mutation to that lysine amino acid, you would choose other basic amino acids which are histidine and arginine.
Explanation:
DNA is a nucleic acid molecule that is composed of nucleotides. The nucleotide is composed of four different types of nitrogenous bases, a phosphate group, and the deoxy-ribose sugar.
The DNA molecule is used by the organism to store the information of organisms for a long time. The nitrogenous base in the DNA codes for different types of amino acids in the organism which can form proteins. The proteins can perform various roles in the organism. The DNA molecule is transmitted through reproduction in the organism.