Question

a study by mahmoud allaei, taiping chen, and colleagues suggests that overall us honey bee populations exhibit low genetic diversity. working with a large sample of honey bee specimens collected from eight us states, the researchers determined that there are just three maternal evolutionary lineages in the populations: the north mediterranean lineage, the west mediterranean lineage, and the african lineage. they found that of the specimens from idaho, 85.2% descended from the african lineage. they found that of the specimens from idaho, 85.2% descended from the african lineage - a finding in - keeping with that for the lineage in many of the other states studied. 6 mark for review which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole? a it expands on the claim made earlier in the sentence by providing specific data. b it acknowledges that the results of the study discussed in the text are not entirely consistent with the researchers hypothesis. c it indicates that a result described earlier in the sentence reflects a widespread trend. d it summarizes the central conclusions of the study that is discussed in the text.

Explanation:

The underlined portion provides specific data (85.2% descended from the North - Mediterranean lineage) to expand on the earlier claim about the lineage of honey bee specimens from Utah. It gives more detailed information to support the general statement made in the sentence.

Answer:

A. It expands on the claim made earlier in the sentence by providing specific data