Merle is a marking pattern in canine coats that appears as a marbling of color in a solid coat. the merle gene displays incomplete dominance. cscs individuals display a solid coat cmcs individuals are merle and show patches of fur with a lighter, mottled effect cmcm individuals are "double merle" and show patches of fur with much more pronounced lightening another gene, fgf5, also influences coat phenotype and determines whether dogs display long or short coats, with short coats being dominant to long coats. part a determine the proportion of offspring phenotypes that would result when two merle dogs mate, if one dog is true-breeding for the long-coat trait and the other dog is true-breeding for the short-coat trait.

The eruption of a nearby volcano causes a prairie ecosystem to receive a lot less sunlight.which of these is the most likely effect on the ecosystem? a-an increase in biodiversity. b-an increase in immigration to the area. c-a decrease in available water. d-a decrease in plant growth.

How many chromosomes does each human cell contain? a. 23 chromosomes b. 26 chromosomes c. 43 chromosomes d. 46 chromosomes

1. seamount a raised footwall block between normal fault creates this 2. syncline break between rocks where a hanging wall rises relative to a footwall 3. hot spring on rolling hills, this a dip between hills 4. volcanic neck created when a block with hanging walls slips down between normal faults 5. caldera underwater volcano that never reaches above sea level 6. horst natural hot water on earth's surface containing many minerals 7. graben underwater volcano whose top is eroded flat by waves 8. crater less than a mile in diameter; looks like a bowl at the top of a volcano 9. guyot magma that filled the central vent that remains after the volcano has eroded 10. reverse fault over 1 mile in diameter; looks like a bowl over a volcano