Infectious protein that is abnormally folded

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When Mendel crossed true-breeding yellow seed plants with true-breeding green seed plants, the offspring were phenotypically:

A. yellow seed. B. green seed. C. a mixture of yellow and green seed. D. made up of a combination of yellow and green alleles.

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Philodendron flowers pass electrons through a mitochondrial electron transport chain to generate heat. What step is bypassed in generating heat?

A. formation of a proton gradient B. transfer of electrons to oxygen C. excitation of electrons by sunlight D. donation of electrons to the electron transport chain E. release of electrons from water

Biology & Microbiology

Many studies of potentially useful new drugs involve the use of two groups of people: One group takes the drug and another group takes a placebo (like a sugar pill). Members of both groups do not know whether they are taking the drug or the placebo. What is the reason for designing these experiments this way?

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Biology & Microbiology

Which of the following does not contain DNA in any cell type?

1.nucleus 2.cytoplasm 3.mitochondrion 4.none of the choices (all may contain DNA)

Biology & Microbiology