Which of the following best describes the theory of natural selection?
a the genetic make-up of a population gradually changes from one generation to the next.
b living organisms change over time.
c each species produces many more offspring than can survive long enough to reproduce. the offspring that do survive contain genes that are inherited from the parents.
d there is variation among the members of a species. some of this variation is genetically determined and so can be passed on to future generations.

In the name staphylococcus aureus, aureus is thea. kingdom.b. specific name.c. genus.d. domain name.e. family name.

Differentiation of cells changes the nucleic information. true false

Coat color in cats is determined by genes at several different loci. at one locus on the x chromosome, one allele (x ) encodes black fur and another allele (xo) encodes orange fur. females can be black (x x ), orange (xoxo), or a mixture of orange and black called tortoiseshell (x xo). males are either black (x y) or orange (xoy). bill has a female tortoiseshell cat named patches. one night, patches escapes from bill\'s house, spends the night out, and mates with a stray male. patches later gives birth to the following kittens: one orange male, one black male, two tortoiseshell females, and one orange female. what are the genotypes of patches, the stray male, and the kittens?