The allele which has light color appears to be altering transcription and that is why the corresponding mRNA is absent in zebrafish which is homozygous. The protein we can say were absent because mRNA which is being required for protein synthesis it was not present.
If the allele had altered translation, mRNA which is functional would have been present but in the same case, the protein will still be absent.
This is newton’s third law of motion
Decomposers are very important in our ecosystem, they are responsible for breaking down decaying bodies to transform into nutrients. Without decomposers, plants will not be able to get enough nutrients that it needs to grow
Mitosis (also known as cellular division) is just copying of cells. So the answer would be 18.If the question were about meiosis (sexual division), then the answer would be 9, because that would make 4 daughter cells, each encompassing half the original number of chromosomes (18).
Well, biotic factors are living things in an ecosystem such as animals or insects. Abiotic factors are non living things in an ecosystem such as sunlight or temperature. I would say biotic factors would be more harmful since this includes bacteria or other diseases, not many abiotic factors would pose a great threat to the entire human species. Hope this helped.