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Your question: Genes are ?
My answer: In biology, a gene is a basic unit of heredity and a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that encodes the synthesis of a gene product, either RNA or protein. During gene expression, the DNA is first copied into RNA. The RNA can be directly functional or be the intermediate template for a protein that performs a function
Why is my answer correct? Good question! Allow me to explain: A gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity. Genes are made up of DNA. Some genes act as instructions to make molecules called proteins. However, many genes do not code for proteins. In humans, genes vary in size from a few hundred DNA bases to more than 2 million bases. An international research effort called the Human Genome Project, which worked to determine the sequence of the human genome and identify the genes that it contains, estimated that humans have between 20,000 and 25,000 genes.
Every person has two copies of each gene, one inherited from each parent. Most genes are the same in all people, but a small number of genes (less than 1 percent of the total) are slightly different between people. Alleles are forms of the same gene with small differences in their sequence of DNA bases. These small differences contribute to each person’s unique physical features.
Scientists keep track of genes by giving them unique names. Because gene names can be long, genes are also assigned symbols, which are short combinations of letters (and sometimes numbers) that represent an abbreviated version of the gene name. For example, a gene on chromosome 7 that has been associated with cystic fibrosis is called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator; its symbol is CFTR.
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Answer:
XCH₄ = 0.461
XCO₂ = 0.539
Explanation:
Step 1: Given data
- Partial pressure of methane (pCH₄): 431 mmHg
- Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO₂): 504 mmHg
Step 2: Calculate the total pressure in the container
We will sum both partial pressures.
P = pCH₄ + pCO₂
P = 431 mmHg + 504 mmHg = 935 mmHg
Step 3: Calculate the mole fraction of each gas
We will use the following expression.
Xi = pi / P
XCH₄ = pCH₄/P = 431 mmHg/935 mmHg = 0.461
XCO₂ = pCO₂/P = 504 mmHg/935 mmHg = 0.539
Echolocation helps animals underwater communicate and locate each other
beluga whales use it
Answer:
The phenotypic percentage of having yellow or green seeds is 50% for having either of the two colours
Explanation:
The crossing to determine the offsprings is shown in the image attached where we have two green (Yy) seeds and two yellow (yy) seeds as offsprings.
Thus, <u>the phenotypic percentage of having yellow or green seeds is 50% for having either of the two colours</u>.
Note, the dominant allele is "Y" while the recessive allele is "y". Thus, Yy would produce a yellow colour while yy would produce a green colour (as both mentioned in the question).
Also note that phenotype describes the outward properties/characteristics of an individual.
