Polycystic kidney disease is a dominant trait that causes the growth of numerous cysts in the kidneys. the condition eventually leads to kidney failure. a child with polycystic kidney disease is born to a couple, neither of whom shows the disease. what possibilities might explain this outcome?

When creating a graph, the goes on the x axis and the goes on the y axis. a. dependent variable, independent variable b. experimental group, control group c. independent variable, dependent variable d. control group, experimental group

In eukaryotes, genetic information is passed to the next generation by processes that include mitosis or meiosis. which of the explanations identifies the correct process and supports the claim that heritable information is passed from one generation to another? a. mitosis, followed by cytokinesis, produces daughter cells that are genetically different from the parent cell, thus insuring variation within the population. b. during mitosis, dna replication occurs twice within the cell cycle to insure a full set of chromosomes within each of the daughter cells produced. c. in asexual reproduction, a single individual is the sole parent and passes copies of its genes to its offspring without the fusion of gametes. d. single-celled organisms can fuse their cells, reproducing asexually through mitosis to form new cells that are not identical to the parent cell.

Which of the following determines the specificity of a dna probe? a. type of radiation b. level of enzymatic activity c. number of neutrons d. complementary base pairing