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Why does the oxidation of organic compounds by molecular oxygen to produce CO₂ and water release free energy?

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The oxidation of organic compounds by molecular oxygen to produce CO2 and water releases free energy because electrons are being moved from atoms that have a lower affinity for electrons.

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Total four genotypes and its frequency

SsWw – 4/16

ssWw- 4/16

Ssww - 4/16

ssww - 4/16

Phenotype –

SsWw – Heterozygous Spotted skin and heterozygous wooled hair

ssWw - Homozygous non-spotted skin and heterozygous wooled hair

Ssww - Heterozygous Spotted skin and Homozygous non -wooled hair

ssww - Homozygous non-spotted skin and Homozygous non -wooled hair

Explanation:

Given -

Allele for spotted skin is "S"

Allele for non-spotted skin is "s"

Allele for Wooly hair is "W"

Allele for non-wooly hair is "w"

Allele "S" is dominant over "s"

And Allele "W" is dominant over "w"

Cross is carried out between heterozygous spotted, non-wooly man and heterozygous wooly-haired, non-spotted woman

Genotype of heterozygous spotted, non-wooly man - Ssww

Genotype of heterozygous wooly-haired, non-spotted woman - ssWw

Ssww * ssWw

Sw Sw sw sw

sW SsWw SsWw ssWw ssWw

sw Ssww Ssww ssww ssww

sW SsWw SsWw ssWw ssWw

sw Ssww Ssww ssww ssww

Total four genotypes and its frequency

SsWw – 4/16

ssWw- 4/16

Ssww - 4/16

ssww - 4/16

Phenotype –

SsWw – Heterozygous Spotted skin and heterozygous wooled hair

ssWw - Homozygous non-spotted skin and heterozygous wooled hair

Ssww - Heterozygous Spotted skin and Homozygous non -wooled hair

ssww - Homozygous non-spotted skin and Homozygous non -wooled hair

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