The field of genetic counseling began when the term was coined
A) in 1986, when the human genome project was first suggested.
B) in 1947, to help physicians explain inherited diseases to their patients.
C) in 1953, when Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA.
D) in 1865, when Gregor Mendel published his work on inheritance patterns in pea plants.
B) in 1947, to help physicians explain inherited diseases to their patients.
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A. true B. false
Which of the following is NOT related to genetic drift?
A. Founder effect. B. Bottleneck effect. C. Sexual selection. D. Both the founder effect and the bottleneck effect. E. Both sexual selection and bottleneck effect.
Scientists are currently developing bananas that synthesize proteins from pathogens, as a delivery system to vaccinate populations that otherwise would not have access to them.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Some lipases are able to cleave the covalent bonds between the glycerol backbone and the attached fatty acid. What final products do you expect to accumulate through the action of the enzyme monoacylglycerol lipase?
(a) phosphoglycerol and free fatty acid (b) sterol and glycerol (c) free phosphate and glycerol (d) glycerol and free fatty acid