SHORT ANSWER: Lactase is an enzyme (protein) that breaks down the sugar lactose found in dairy products like cheese and milk. (a) Will this mutation allow the mutated lactase enzyme to function better or worse than the original lactase enzyme(1pt)? (b) Why do you think it will function better/worse

The series of transgressions and regressions that produce cyclothems were likely produced by

Which best describes red blood cells? a. they are colorless b. they protect against disease-carrying microorganisms c. they transport oxygen throughout the body d. they aid in blood clotting

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.