Some researchers estimate that the mutation rate for any given gene (or its DNA) in certain strains of bacteria is about 108. This means that one error or mutation in a given gene is introduced for every 100-million cell divisions. What can cause mistakes in replication

Explain how paleontologists use trilobite fossils as index fossils for various geologic time periods.

In a population that is in hardy-weinberg equilibrium, there are two possible alleles for a certain gene, a and a. if the frequency of allele a is 0.4, what fraction of the population is heterozygous? a. 0.40 b. 0.60 c. 0.16 d. 0.48

14) whenever diploid populations are in hardy-weinberg equilibrium at a particular locus a) the allele's frequency should not change from one generation to the next, but its representation in homozygous and heterozygous genotypes may change. b) natural selection, gene flow, and genetic drift are acting equally to change an allele's frequency. c) this means that, at this locus, two alleles are present in equal proportions. d) the population itself is not evolving, but individuals within the population may be evolving.