A scientist concludes that genetic inheritance of a mutated (changed) gene, such as a gene change that creates different-colored organisms in a population, is more beneficial to an organism over time and contributes to biological fitness. Discuss why a scientist would make that claim.

Which properties describe all matter?

Two pea plants with yellow peas are crossed. most of their offspring have yellow peas, but about 25 percent of the offspring have green peas. for pea color, yellow is the dominant trait and green is the recessive trait. what does this tell you about the two parent plants? a. the parent plants have only dominant alleles for pea color. b. the parent plants are heterozygous for pea color. c. pea color follows an incomplete dominance pattern of inheritance. d. the parent plants are homozygous for pea color.

5. which of the following is not true about performing biological investigations? a. most scientists do not use the metric system or si. b. scientists are trained to conduct their investigations safely. c. the metric system and the revised si are based on multiples of 10. d. reading and understanding the steps before conducting an experiment is necessary for safety.