The “A” in AIDS stands for ____

a. adaptive
b. active
c. acquired
d. autoimmune
e. artificial


ANSWER: c

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which allele combination represents a homozygous dominant individual?

A. aa B. AA C. Aa D. None of these are homozygous dominant individuals.

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(a) Cytochrome c shuttles electrons between the NADH dehydrogenase complex and cytochrome c reductase complex. (b) When cytochrome c becomes reduced, two cysteines (sulfur-containing amino acids) become covalently bound to a heme group. (c) The pair of electrons accepted by cytochrome c are added to the porphyrin ring of the bound heme group. (d) Cytochrome c is the last protein in the electron-transport chain, passing its electrons directly to molecular oxygen, a process that reduces O2 to H2O.

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