Within the peptidoglycan layer, the crossbridges that connect the chains of alternating sugar molecules extend between _______ .

a) two N-acetylmuramic acid molecules
b) an N-acetylmuramic acid and an N-acetylglucosamine
c) two glucose molecules
d) two N-acetylglucosamine molecules


a) two N-acetylmuramic acid molecules

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A.  chloroplasts B.  mitochondria C.  cytoplasm D.  Golgi apparatus

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Researchers began using short tandem repeats (STRs) because

A) shorter DNA molecules were more likely to persist in a violent situation. B) each person has no more than one copy of each STR. C) STRs are nonuniformly distributed. D) restrictive enzymes cannot be used to cut short DNA molecules.

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