Answer:D
Explanation:
Both parent are Heterozygous for the sickle cell allele.
Both parent have sickle cell trait in which the both posses one abnormal allele of the hemoglobin beta gene (AS heterozygous genotype)
When two AS parents mate, probability of giving birth to a sickle cell anemia child is 1/4
AS + AS= AA, AS, AS, SS
Answer:
9 years
Explanation:
Boa constrictor: 30 years
Boa constrictors are native to North, Central, and South America, mainly dwelling in rainforests. The lifespan for the large, heavy-bodied snake averages about 20 years in the wild, but living in captivity can increase that by 10 to 15 years.
<span>Lakes and ponds are inland bodies of standing or slowly moving water. Although lakes and ponds cover only 2 percent of the world's land surface, they contain most of the world's fresh water. Individual lakes and ponds range in area from a few square meters to thousands of square kilometers. In general, ponds are smaller than lakes, though regional idiosyncrasies of naming abound—Henry David Thoreau's famous Walden Pond in Massachusetts has a surface area of 64 acres. Lakes and ponds are an important source of fresh water for human consumption and are inhabited by a diverse suite of organisms.</span>
Diversity is produced by mutation, it is what causes life to have advantages or disadvantages, and thus allow survival of the fittest to choose which mutation is the best suited for it's environment.
Answer:
Photons
Explanation:
The retina is a thin layer (membrane) in the eye that receives light through photoreceptor cells that convert this light into chemical and nervous signals transported to the brain's visual center.
The photoreceptors in the retina are known as rods and cones. Rods detect motion and sare responsible for black and white vision, they are present in the macula. Cones on the other and, are responsible for central and color vision. <em>These photoreceptors absorb photons that trigger the membrane's potential of the cells.</em>
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