Why is is important for a single gene to be able to produce hundreds or thousands of the same rna molecules?

How did alexander fleming’s research solve a societal problem? he developed ways to treat inherited diseases. he advocated for regular hand washing to kill germs. he discovered a new type of medicine that could treat infections. he discovered the cause of mad cow disease, an emerging disease.

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

Northern switzerland has a fairly cold climate caused by sea winds from the atlantic ocean but souther switzerland tends to be much warmer and sunnier, what could cause this difference?