How can phylogenetic relationship estimates differ when using mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA? What are some of the main drivers causing these differences?

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Use the following source to help you answer the following questions: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0004838

A. Mitochondrial DNA testing was also done on both Nicholas II and Alix. Why was information from Alixâs, but not Nicholasâ, mitochondrial DNA used to identify three females as belonging to Alix?

B. HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, provided mitochondrial DNA used to identify Alix and her three daughters. Why was his mitochondrial DNA used?

C. The Duke of Fife and Princess Xenia provided mitochondrial DNA used to identify Nicholas. One of these is a female and another is a male. Does that matter? What general statement can you make about their genetic relationship to Nicholas.

D. What was discovered in the mitochondrial DNA of Nicholas that was not identified in either the Duke of Fife or Princess Xenia?

E. What three types of DNA were used to test the remains found in a second grave?

F. Of the three types of DNA you listed in #E, which one would have been used specifically to identify Alexis?

G. What was the source of the DNA used to identify Alexis?

1. How does the initiation of RNA by RNA Polymerase differ from the initiation of DNA synthesis by DNA Polymerase? How does RNA polymerase synthesize RNA?

2. What are the differences in chemical compoistion of DNA and RNA?

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A researcher has run over 30 PCR cycles for a sample. As aresult, she can expect her gene of interest to have beencopied:

twice

1,000 times

32 times

Over 1,000,000,000 times

2 You are comparing all of the genetic material from an adultfemale sheep and its lamb clone. While most of the DNA isidentical, you note that there are some sequence differences. Thisis likely the result of:

epigenetic modifications

environmental factors

genetic material from the original nucleus not being removed

mitochondrial DNA