Consider an animal cell in which motor proteins in the kinetochores normally pull the chromosomes along the kinetochore microtubules during mitosis. Suppose, however, that during metaphase, this cell was treated with an inhibitor that blocks the function of the motor proteins in the kinetochore, but allows the kinetochore to remain attached to the spindle. The inhibitor has no effect on any other mitotic process, including the function of the nonkinetochore microtubules.

Answer yes or no to the following three questions concerning this animal cell that has been treated with the inhibitor:

- A. B.
Will this cell elongate during mitosis?

- A. B.
Will the sister chromatids separate from each other?

- A. B.
Will the chromosomes move to the poles of the cell?

A.
no

B.
yes

Which statement describes the punctuated equilibrium theory?

Select the correct answer. which statement applies only to the axial skeleton, not the appendicular skeleton? a. it contains a pivot joint. b. it has muscles attached that work in pairs. c. it contains red bone marrow. d. it possesses fossa for bone articulation. e. it protects the heart and lungs.

You will create a molecular clock model for an arthropod gene. follow these guidelines to make your model: . your timeline will span from 90 million years ago to the present. the common ancestor in your model is an arthropod that lived 90 million years ago. the gene that you'll track codes for a protein in the species venom . the dna sequence youll track contains 10 nitrogen bases. you can choose the order of the bases and where the mutations occur. this gene mutates at a rate of approximately 0.76 base pairs every 17.1 million years. to build your model,/ calculate the estimated time period it takes for 1 base pair to mutate. the first time period will only show the common ancestor. at the beginning of the second time period, three lineages will diverge from the common ancestor, each with a different mutation in their gene sequences. the first and third descendant species will survive for the rest of the timeline. the second descendant species was extinct 50 million years ago. calculate how long it will take for one full base pair mutation to occur. explain your reasoning by constructing a mathematical equation