Elaborate repair mechanisms that prevent permanent mutations in DNA are associated with replication, yet no similar repair process is associated with transcription. Can you think of a reason for this difference between replication and transcription

Punctuated equilibrium verses gradualism have long been contested as ways in which species evolve. choose the best evidence for gradualism.

Asmall population of chimpanzees lives in a habitat thant undergoes no change for a long period of time. how will genetic drift affect this population

Can bacteria reproduce in a way such that when you start out with two bacteria, you get five bacteria? why or why not? * a. yes, because bacteria reproduce sexually, and can produce any number of offspring, just as humans do. b. no, because bacteria grow at an exponential rate. c. no, because when bacteria reproduce, they split into two parts, and two bacteria splitting would result in four bacteria.