BIOD 210 Module 1 Exam Genetics

7 BIOD 210 Module 1 Exam Genetics Complete Questions and Answers 1.In a few sentences, summarize Darwin's theory of natural selection.ANS that too many offsprings were produced than an environment could support would lead to offspings without desirable traits would not survive versus the ones with the desireable traits in the environment Over time, variations would evolve in offspring that would make them more adaptive, and ultimately over time, new species could evolve 2.Can be "humanized" Extremely inexpensive and extremely short life span Transparent egg and embryo Simple nervous system that is easy to research ANS mouse fruit fly zebrafish worms 3.Are preformation and epigenesis the same thing? Explain why or why not. 1 / 2

7 ANS no they are not the same because epigenesis contradicts preformation in which by epigenesis meaning a fertalized human egg undergoes a specific developmental events that leads to human formation while preformation means fertilized eggs contained a small version of a completly developed adul 4.Diploid number Genotype alleles gene chromosomes ANS number of chromosomes an observation feature alternative form of