Recombinant DNA technology has been used for over 30 years to produce ____________________ in bacteria for the
treatment of diabetes. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
ANSWER: insulin
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Air and water vapor cross the epidermis via
a. pits. b. perforations. c. osmosis. d. stomata. e. tracheids.
The splitting of molecules into smaller components is referred to as:
a. anabolism. b. metabolism. c. catabolism. d. redox. e. photosynthesis
In the process of peristalsis:a
waves of muscular contractions force food down the digestive tract. b. chemical digestion of food takes place in the digestive tract. c. food is discharged from the bodies of unicellular animals. d. digestion occurs intracellularly within food vacuoles. e. digestion of food takes place outside the body of an animal.
Which of the following statements about thymine dimers is false?
A) Patients with xeroderma pigmentosum have faulty DNA repair mechanisms. B) They are repaired by excision repair. C) They can be produced by exposure to UV light. D) They are repaired by one enzyme that can clip out, lay down new nucleotides, and seal the gap. E) If resulting mutations accumulate, it can result in cancers.