Ch 1 R 1 Problem 1 Which of the following statements about H

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(Problem 1) Which of the following statements about Hopi culture most directly explains the high frequency of albinism observed among members of this tribe?

	A. Albino males were considered to be bad luck and were excluded from the normal activities in the village.
	B. Hopi albino males displayed a higher incidence of skin cancer due to the lack of protective pigment in their skins.
	C. Albino males did not work the fields and spent more time with the women of the tribe, which allowed them to have more children.
	D. The large population size of the Hopi tribe may have aided in increasing the allele frequency of the albino gene due to chance.

1. C. Albino males did not work the fields and spent more time with the women of the tribe, which allowed them to have more children.

2. C. Production of crude oil for manufacturing processes and gasoline synthesis

3. C. the study of genetics supports many other biological disciplines.

4. B. Small, manageable numbers of progeny

5. A. Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann

6. C. Gregor Mendel

7. A. Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus, whereas eukaryotic cells do have a nucleus.

8. D. Both A and C are correct choices.

9. C. Evolution is the change in genetic composition of a population over time.

10. B. Alleles are alternative forms of a gene.

11. C. The expression of genes of a particular genotype, through interactions with environmental factors, produces the phenotype.

12. B. Chromosomes are composed of DNA and associated proteins.

13. D. An ability to store the entire set of information an organism needs to carry for reproduction and development

Ch 1. R 1. (Problem 1) Which of the following statements about Hopi culture most directly explains the high frequency of albinism observed among members of this

Ch 1 R 1 Problem 1 Which of the following statements about H

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