answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
mash [69]
1 year ago
5

In a population of tomato plants mean fruit weight is 60 g and narrow-sense heritability (or realized heritability - h2) is 0.3.

Predict the results of artificial selection (the mean weight of the progeny) if tomato plants whose fruit averaged 80 g were selected from the original population and interbred.
Biology
1 answer:
Alla [95]1 year ago
5 0

Answer:

The mean weight of the progeny is 66 grams

Explanation:

Given -

Mean fruit weight of tomato plant (M1) = 60 g

Narrow sense heritability (h2) = 0.3 g

Mean weight of tomato plant selected for artificial selection (M0) = 80 g

h_2 = \frac{M_2 - M_1}{M_0 - M_1}

Substituting the given values in above equation, we get -

0.3 = \frac{M_2 - 60}{80 -60} \\0.3 = \frac{M_2 -60}{20} \\6 = M_2 -60\\M_2 = 6 + 60\\M_2 = 66

The mean weight of the progeny is 66 grams

You might be interested in
A student observed several cell layers positioned on top of one another in the high power field of view I compound light microsc
shepuryov [24]

the student should scrap off the layers until a very thin layer remains and put it back on the microscope then the student will be able to view the details of only one cell layer

5 0
1 year ago
Use the concept of a computer system to explain why it is difficult to determine clear distinct boundaries to a system. Include
Stells [14]

Answer: it is difficult because it is necessary to understand some concepts used in a system. For example what is a boundary, and environment which can be positive or negative, etc. A sample could be the course OpenLearn that provides an example of Computing & IT.

Explanation:

5 0
2 years ago
Fill in the blank. Giraffe necks and mice necks have the same number of vertebrae, despite their different sizes and functions.
den301095 [7]

Answer:

homologous structure

analogous structure

natural selection

This is known as an analogous structure.

To make this determination, you need to think about if the features are the same in function or also in structure. Features that have a closely related structure and function are likely to be related.

To learn more about why your friend is in the hospital, you should research vestigial structures.

These two beetles aren't closely related, but they look and behave similarly. This is because they live in the same environmental conditions and likely share a common ancestor that lived in Gondwana (the supercontinent that included the southern continents before they split apart through plate tectonics).

Australia has so many genetically distinct organisms because it has been separated from other bodies of land by water for a very long time. This has created an opportunity for long-term independence of other geographic areas.

Explanation:

Penn Foster

8 0
2 years ago
Put the steps of enzyme activity in order from first to last using the drop down menu beside each step. The chemical reaction oc
aleksandr82 [10.1K]
Order:

1) A substrate enters the active site of enzyme.

2) The enzyme and substrate bind to form an enzyme substrate complex.

3) The chemical reaction occurs

4) New substances called ‘products’ are formed.
8 0
2 years ago
Which of the following is (are) true regarding the RDA?
oee [108]

Answer:

D. All of the above.

Explanation:

Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is a term that refers to the amount of vitamins, minerals and protein that should be consumed daily to meet the nutritional needs of most individuals and groups of people in a healthy population. The RDA should be recommended by a nutritionist, in addition it is noteworthy that the RDA can be used as a guideline to provide nutritional adequacy for micronutrients and often the RDA values are different for men and women.

8 0
1 year ago
Other questions:
  • Which of the following is a benefit associated with the use of energy producing technologies excluding the burning of fossil fue
    14·1 answer
  • Which type of plate boundary experiences shallow earthquakes at places where rocks are undergoing shear stress?
    13·2 answers
  • Field mice are sexually-reproducing organisms. In a population of field mice, traits that promote survival and reproduction are
    9·2 answers
  • Alkylating agents work to prevent the cell from replicating its genetic material, thus preventing cell division. which checkpoin
    9·1 answer
  • If natural selection has no foresight, how can it explain features that seem to prepare organisms for future events? for example
    11·1 answer
  • Which statements describe currents in the oceans? Check all that apply. El Niño is a current of water between Australia and Nort
    5·3 answers
  • The hormones secretin and cholecystokinin target the pancreas, ________, and ________ to release pancreatic juice and bile into
    12·2 answers
  • List the functions of proteins in the text area<br> below.
    8·2 answers
  • Cells of the pancreas will incorporate radioactively labeled amino acids in to proteins. This "tagging" of newly synthesized pro
    15·2 answers
  • For years, biologists called most prokaryotes “bacteria.” Which statement best explains why a biologists now divide prokaryotes
    9·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!