In the inherited disease ichythyosis, the skin is rough, brown, and very scaly because the uppermost layer cannot peel off as easily as it normally does. the part of the skin that is affected is the

Which best describes a rhinovirus? o a. a virus that causes a common cold o b. a protective shell around a virus o c. a tube the comes off a virus o d. a piece of dna transferred by a virus

Which element is found in both dna and proteins

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.