Genes a and b are 21 m. u. apart when mapped in highly inbred strain 1 of corn and 21 m. u. apart when mapped in highly inbred strain 2. But when the distance is mapped by testcrossing the F1 progeny of a cross between strains 1 and 2, the two genes are only 1.5 m. u. apart. What arrangement of genes a and b and any potential rearrangement breakpoints could explain these results

Consider the skeleton. which skeletal system is represented by the shaded portion of the skeleton? spongy skeleton compact skeleton axial skeleton appendicular skeleton

To answer this question, researchers studied populations of the dusky salamander (desmognathus ochrophaeus) living on different mountain ranges in the southern appalachian mountains. the researchers tested the reproductive isolation of pairs of salamander populations by leaving one male and one female together and later checking the females for the presence of sperm. four mating combinations were tested for each pair of populations (a and b)—two within the same population (female a with male a and female b with male b) and two between populations (female a with male b and female b with male a). the proportion of successful matings for each mating combination was measured. for example, when all the matings of a particular combination were successful, the researchers gave it a value of 1; when none of the matings were successful, they gave it a value of 0. then the researchers calculated an index of reproductive isolation that ranged from 0 (no isolation) to 2 (full isolation). the reproductive isolation value for two populations is the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type within populations (aa + bb) minus the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type between populations (ab + ba). the table provides data for the geographic distances and reproductive isolation values for 27 pairs of dusky salamander populations.

What is the correct term for an area of rotating currents in an ocean? when ocean currents combine, they create an area of rotating currents called an