1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
olganol [36]
3 years ago
14

Many scientists believe horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a significant source of genetic variation. Why

Biology
1 answer:
lawyer [7]3 years ago
4 0

In prokaryotes, horizontal gene transfer (HGT), the transfer of genetic material from one organism to another organism within the same generation, is an important way to promote genetic diversity. HGT allows even distantly related species to share genes, influencing their phenotypes.

Transformation: Mode of genetic transfer in which “bare DNA” is taken up from the environment is taken up by cells

Transduction: Mode of genetic transfer in which genes are transferred by a bacteriophage to a bacterial cell

Conjugation: Mode of genetic transfer in which two cells must come in contact and genetic material is transferred to a recipient cell from a donor cell through its pili

You might be interested in
Identify the products in this reaction: 6HO+6CO+CHO+6O
dolphi86 [110]
The products are C6H12o6 and 602
8 0
3 years ago
Is a staphylococcus cell prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
Zina [86]
A staphlyococcus cell is prokaryotic
3 0
3 years ago
A carcinogenic mutation is not inheritable. What could be the reason for this?
Marta_Voda [28]
Carcinogenic mutation is not inheritable as they are not genetic. For the offspring to inherit something, that thing should be rooted from the sperm and egg. Carcinogenic mutations are environmentally acquired that cannot be passed on through the reproduction and DNA. 
3 0
4 years ago
All species are either ____________ or ______________. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then sel
pshichka [43]

Answer:

extant; extinct.

Explanation:

A species is a group of individuals that can interbreed to produce fertile and viable progeny. A species may be present on the earth and is surviving or may not be present now on the earth and have become extinct due to one or more reasons. Extant species are the species living on the earth in the present time while extinct species do not exist now. For instance, <em>Plateosaurus engelhardti</em> is a species of dinosaurs that survived on the earth during the Triassic period but does not exist now. On the other hand, <em>Homo sapiens, Apis indica</em> are some of the examples of the extant species that are surviving on the earth.

8 0
3 years ago
Some cells produce and secrete high levels of digestive proteins. Which organelles would you expect to be abundant in those cell
postnew [5]
The rough endoplasmic reticulum. The rough ER is responsible for protein synthesis, so they should be abundant in cells that secrete a lot of digestive proteins.
6 0
4 years ago
Other questions:
  • What is the only way to see a virus?
    12·2 answers
  • Apoint mutation occurs in a sex cell of an adult chimpanzee. The mutation is located on a gene responsible for the development o
    6·2 answers
  • What causes fatty acids to be saturated and unsaturated
    15·1 answer
  • Natural selection in the cichlids fish species of Lake Victoria occurred via
    8·1 answer
  • Explain how the absorption of water by roots helps photosynthesis take place. long answer please.
    11·1 answer
  • Cherry cells have 32 chromosomes. how many chromosomes do each of the daughter cells produced by mitosis have?
    6·2 answers
  • What type of Symmetry does a roundworm have. <br> A bilateral <br><br> B none <br><br> C radial
    7·2 answers
  • The Punnett square above shows a cross between two sweet pea plants in Mendel's greenhouse. Both parents have purple flowers (Pp
    11·1 answer
  • A hormone imbalance may cause a man to develop certain female secondary sex characteristics. Gynecomastia is a condition in men
    11·2 answers
  • A person sees a ball and kicks it, in part because of actions of the nervous system. Using the parts of the nervous system liste
    7·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!