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Answer:
The correct answer is: C. third nucleotide position.
Explanation:
- Genes located on the chromosomes encodes for proteins.
- A Gene is made up of a Deoxyribonucleotide (DNA) sequence which is transcribed into the messenger Ribonucleotide (mRNA) sequence by the help of RNA polymerase.
- This mRNA sequence is further translated into the amino acid sequence, that folds to form the functional protein, by the help of the Ribosome.
- The Ribosome reads the mRNA sequence in the form of triplets (three nucleotide together) and each such triplet nucleotide codes for an amino acid.
- Each such triplet nucleotide is known as a Codon.
- The Genetic Code is a table which represents the amino acid encoded by each codon.
- However, the Genetic Code is degenerate in nature. This means that one amino acid can be coded by more than one codon.
- This is because, among the the three nucleotide positions in a codon only the first two determine the specificity of the amino acid while the third nucleotide, also called the wobble nucleotide, is not specific. Presence of any nucleotide in the third position of the codon will not alter the amino acid encoded by the codon.
- In the given question, organisms producing homologous protein have similar amino acid sequence but they vary in the corresponding nucleotide sequence of the gene which codes for the homologous protein.
- This is because at the nucleotide level the variation lies in the wobble nucleotide position that occupies the third position in the codon.
Natural selection ensures that animals with features that increase their chances of survival are more likely to live and pass those traits on to their progeny.
Animals adapt to their surroundings over a lengthy period of time, which causes those changes. The evolution of adaptations happens across many generations.
<h3>What is an adaptation?</h3>
- A physical or behavioral characteristic of an animal that enhances its ability to survive in its environment is known as an adaptation.
- To put it another way, an adaptation is something a species does or has on them that makes it easier for them to locate food, water, mates, and shelter.
- Among the adaptations that helped animals live and prosper on land are:
- Gas exchange using a moist membrane
- The ability to traverse land (limbs instead of fins)
- The capability of body water conservation
- The capability of reproduction and early habitability
- The capacity to endure fast environmental changes
<h3>What are the types of adaptation?</h3>
Depending on the environment, there are three basic types of adaptations: behavioral, structural, and physiological.
- Physiological- When an animal's body's internal mechanisms adapt to its surroundings.
- Structural - Over the course of millions of years of evolution, the animal's bodily features alter.
- Behavioral - Animals adjust their behavior in reaction to their environment.
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Nucleotides is the answer: they have a phosphate group, a deoxyribose sugar, and a nitrogenous base.
