Mutations are more susceptible to natural selection in large populations, such as the bacterial ones. The bigger the population it is and the shorter the lifespan of the organism, the tougher is the competition between the individuals. So, even a small change, a mutation that enables its holder to have even slightly more chance to survive and reproduce makes a huge difference.
In addition, bacteria have prokaryotic cells that lack the DNA repair mechanisms and they are replicating more often than human cells with eucaryotic cells, which explains the higher rate of mutations in their genomes compared to human ones.

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3 years ago

The word part telo- means "end." how does this word part relate to the meaning of the terms telomere and telophase?

strojnjashka [21]

For telophase it’s the end of mitosis and meiosis. And telomeres are basically caps at the end of your DNA to protect it.

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4 years ago

What is the function of the highlighted muscles

bagirrra123 [75]

Highlighted muscles are the muscles of the neck. It is a group of four muscles which helps to stabilize the shoulder joint. 

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3 years ago

A mitosis inhibitor is a medication that is designed to prevent mitosis in certain cells. Why would these be helpful in the trea

Ksivusya [100]

Answer:

because cancer cells are able to grow and eventually spread through the body (metastasize) through continuous mitotic division. Thus, cancer cells are more sensitive to inhibition of mitosis than normal cells.

Explanation:

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3 years ago