Conservationists establish that the minimal viable population of a population of tigers in an extensive geographical area is 16. the current population of tigers is 10. what is likely to happen to the population of tigers? a)tigers from adjoining populations will immigrate into the geographical area of this population. b)the tiger population will grow to 16 and then become stable, staying around this figure. c)the tigers will die out because they will be unable to sustain their population. d)the lifespan of the population of tigers will increase because of less competition.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a serious condition caused by a recessive allele of a gene on the human x chromosome. the patients have muscles that weaken over time because they have absent or decreased dystrophin, a muscle protein. they rarely live past their twenties. how likely is it for a woman to have this condition? a) women can never have this condition.b) one-fourth of the daughters of an affected man would have this condition.c) one-half of the daughters of an affected father and a carrier mother could have this condition.d) only if a woman is xxx could she have this condition.

One function of the poly-a tail on eukaryotic mrna sequences is to the mrna be transported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. prokaryotic mrna also has a poly-a tail. choose the best explanation of the prokaryotic poly-a tail. a. prokaryotic poly-a tails are composed of a different molecular structure compared with eukaryotic poly-a tails. b. prokaryotic poly-a tails have the same functions as eukaryotic poly-a tails, because this process is highly conserved throughout different species. c. prokaryotic poly-a tails aren't important, because prokaryotes don't have nuclei. d. prokaryotic poly-a tails have other functions,because prokaryotes don't have nuclei.

Which heredity condition causes a buildup of mucus in lungs and pancreas? a. cystic fibrosis b. heart disease c. huntington's disease d. sickle cell anemia