The discovery that the intermediate filament protein keratin is essential for mechanical strength of epithelial cell layers was made in
a. cell cultures.
b. organ cultures.
c. small invertebrates.
d. transgenic mice.
Ans: d. transgenic mice.
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a. a homologous taxon. b. an outgroup. c. a derived taxon. d. an Amphioxus. e. a clade
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A. pericardium B. right ventricle C. left atrium D. left ventricle E. myocardium