4.7 - Investigating diversity

Question 1

What can be compared to see if genetic diversity is found within or between species?

Answer 1

Frequency of measurable or observable characteristics
Base sequence of DNA
Base sequence of mRNA
Amino acid sequence of proteins encoded by DNA and mRNA

Question 2

How is variation between a species investigated?

Answer 2

Collecting data from random samples
Calculating mean value from data and standard deviation of mean calculated
Interpreting mean values and their standard deviations