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Haya94

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The study of genetics has progressed into the age of __________ , the study of all mechanisms of inheritance other than the genetic code and its expression.
 
  Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

Question 2

The incidental nonadaptive by-products of an adaptive evolutionary change are called __________.
 
  Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: epigenetics

Answer to Question 2

Answer: spandrels



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