Many retroviral-like transposons found in the human genome may have been transferred from viruses to mammals via ______ gene transfer. 

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A. It is synthesized in the pancreas. B. It stimulates glycogenolysis by the liver. C. It stimulates gluconeogenesis by the liver. D. It is released in response to low blood glucose levels. E. All of the answers provided are correct.

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The duct between a testis and a seminal vesicle used for the transport of sperm is the ____________________

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The most common type of mutation that cause cystic fibrosis is a(n) ____

a. deletion b. insertion c. base-pair substitution d. gene duplication e. transformation

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The axial skeleton includes all EXCEPT which of the

following? a. skull b. ribs c. pectoral girdle d. sternum e. vertebral column

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