Answer:
Adaptive radiation
Explanation:
Adaptive radiation refers to the evolution of the multiple species from one ancestral species. The force which drives the formation of new species is the change of natural environment like the availability of resources, niche, and many other related changes.
The species adapt themselves to these changes and get transformed into new species.
The formation of a variety of species of finches on the Galapagos island is an example of adaptive radiation. The species formed as a result of the food resources they received on the island.
Thus, Adaptive radiation is the correct answer.
Answer:
D - the production of a specific mRNA will increase as a result of the binding of the hormone receptor complex to the DNA
Explanation:
We are told that the hormone binds a receptor and then enters the cell, binding to the DNA and promoting transcription of a specific gene.
Transcription is the process whereby mRNA molecules are synthesised from a DNA sequence, which are then translated into specific process. D is correct, as the gene the hormone binds to will increase in transcription, producing a specific mRNA.
A, B and C are much more general processes, not linked to the actions of a hormone on a specific gene.
