Which is worse? a mutation at the beginning of a gene or the end of a gene?

Match the following. match the items in the left column to the items in the right column. 1. foreshocks process used to locate the epicenter of an earthquake 2. magnitude newer magnitude scale that measures the amount of moved (displaced) rock along a fault to determine the strength of an earthquake 3. mercalli intensity scale measure of the total amount of energy released during an earthquake 4. moment magnitude scale areas on active faults where a major earthquake hasn't occurred in a long time 5. richter scale mini-quakes that usually occur before a major earthquake 6. seismic gaps scale that measures the effects or severity of an earthquake 7. triangulation scale of magnitude based on the size of seismic waves produced by an earthquake

As a result of wildfires, in grasslands. a) tree growth increases b) grass growth increases c) soil quality decreases d) invertebrate variety decreases

Cold case files recently began re-investigating an old murder case. the murder took place in the park; a young man, james, was hit over the head with a brick and killed. police suspected the jealous former boyfriend of james' wife, karen. whoever killed james may have washed their hands in a near-by bird bath as detectives found blood in the bird bath. since the murder took place before dna fingerprinting was available, the suspected killer, ronnie, went free. detectives are now reviewing the blood evidence using dna fingerprinting. based on the dna fingerprints of all possible suspects, who is james' killer?