Because of mendel's law of independent assortment: a. individuals with red hair are more likely to have freckles. b. skin color and hair texture tend to be inherited together. c. the alleles coding for one trait do not usually influence the inheritance pattern for another trait. d. we can deduce that genes cannot exist as free-floating entities within a cell but must be carried on chromosome. e. both a and b are correct.

How is ribosomal rna useful as a molecular clock? a. a large portion of the dna ring is not vital to structure or function, allowing it to accumulate neutral mutations. b. its rate of mutation increases over time as organisms continue to evolve and differentiate from each other. c. a slow mutation rate makes it useful for determining evolutionary relationships between ancient species. d. it is only found in select organisms, making it easier to compare relationships between species that have it.

Drag each label to the correct location in the equation. not all tiles will be used. the density of mercury is 13.6 grams per cubic centimeter. complete the steps for converting 13.6 g/cm3 to kg/m3. (1 kg = 1,000 g, 1 m3 = 106 cm3)

Pink fur (p) is dominant to purple fur (p) in hamsters. two heterozygous pink hamsters are crossed. what is the probability that these two parents will have an offspring with purple fur? 2/4, 1/2 or 50% 1/4 or 25% 3/4 or 75% 4/4 or 100% there is no chance for this type of offspring