MRNA is a short lived form of genetic information that is used in transcribing the genetic information, hence it is not very useful for analysis since it is fragile and wrong transcriptions happen quite often. SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) are a form of genetic mutation; they are more frequent than most other mutations since a single transription error may lead to this. While SNPs are important in genetic analysis and getting information about causes of disease, they are not very helpful in determining your maternal lineage. Similarly, while nuclear DNA contains a large portion of our genetic information, half of it is from our fathers and half from our mothers, so the analysis becomes hazy very soon. Mitochondrial DNA instead is directly passed down from mother to her offspring since the embryo contains only the mitochondria of the ovary. Thus, studying differences between mitochondrial DNA, one can gain information about his maternal lineage and go back to Mitochondrial Eve, the person from which all living persons have gotten their mitochondria from. Thus, the correct answer is c.
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The pollution present in the air is primarily categorized as chemical, physical and biological sources, apart from this it is also categorized as natural and anthropogenic sources of pollution. The anthropogenic sources of pollution are caused mainly due to human activities, that is, these are the man-made sources of pollution.
The anthropogenic pollution arises due to deforestation, burning of fossil fuels, discharges originating from the industries, fertilizers, and pesticides, etc. The prime anthropogenic pollutants present in the air originate due to the combustion of fossil fuels. In the United States, the three prime anthropogenic sources of gaseous air pollutants are transportation, industry, and production of energy.
Carbon enters the atmosphere through either respiration/decay or the burning of fossil fuels. Plants take in the carbon in order to make food. From here, animals can eat the plant which transfers the carbon to them. For example, a cow eats grass. The carbon will be trapped inside the cow until it dies. When the cow has passed, decomposers will release the carbon through respiration. The carbon then restarts back in the atmosphere.
That is not the only path the carbon could take. If the plant dies before an animal consumes it, the carbon is released when the plant decays.
