Which statement is false? a. the number of double bonds in a fatty acid affects its melting point. b. naturally occurring fatty acids usually have an even number of carbons. c. wax esters contain long chain fatty acids and long chain alcohols. d. triacylglycerols are polar due to their ester functional groups.

Coat color in cats is determined by genes at several different loci. at one locus on the x chromosome, one allele (x ) encodes black fur and another allele (xo) encodes orange fur. females can be black (x x ), orange (xoxo), or a mixture of orange and black called tortoiseshell (x xo). males are either black (x y) or orange (xoy). bill has a female tortoiseshell cat named patches. one night, patches escapes from bill\'s house, spends the night out, and mates with a stray male. patches later gives birth to the following kittens: one orange male, one black male, two tortoiseshell females, and one orange female. what are the genotypes of patches, the stray male, and the kittens?

In a cross between individuals of a species of tropical fish, all of the male offspring have long tail fins, and none of the females possess the trait. mating two of the f1 fish fails to produce females with the trait. explain the inheritance pattern of the trait.

Once an egg cell is fertilized by sperm, the cell then, as the embryo develops, it receives nourishment and eliminates wastes by transferring substances from its blood to its mother's blood. a. becomes a fetus immediately and exits the womb b. begins to divide and implants itself in the wall of the uterus c. remains in the uterus without dividing for several months d. travels back to the ovaries until the fetus is developed