Explain how humans can use selective breeding to produce desired traits in plants and animals (such as pigeons, farm animals, crops, dogs, etc.) Use the following vocabulary in your reponse (underline them, please!):
allele
parent
offspring
trait

The number of revolutions of two pulleys is inversely proportional to their diameters. if a 24-inch diameter pulley making 400 revolutions per minute is belted to an 8-inch diameter pulley, find the number of revolutions per minute of the smaller pulley.

Acompany wants to reduce the dimensions of its logo by one fourth to use on business cards. if the area of the original logo is 4 square inches, what is the area of the logo that will be used on the business cards?

17. a researcher measures three variables, x, y, and z for each individual in a sample of n = 20. the pearson correlations for this sample are rxy = 0.6, rxz = 0.4, and ryz = 0.7. a. find the partial correlation between x and y, holding z constant. b. find the partial correlation between x and z, holding y constant. (hint: simply switch the labels for the variables y and z to correspond with the labels in the equation.) gravetter, frederick j. statistics for the behavioral sciences (p. 526). cengage learning. kindle edition.