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on: Jun 22, 2018
What is the term for spontaneous or random changes to a gene or genes?
 
  a) transmutationisis
  b) metamorphosis
  c) mutation
  d) alteration
  e) transformation

Question 2

Proximate cause is to how, as ultimate cause is to ______
 
  a) what
  b) when
  c) where
  d) why
  e) who


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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