Why do physicians often examine the lymph nodes of cancer patients?

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When cancer spreads from its original site, the cells often enter lymphatic capillaries and eventually arrive in lymph nodes, which filter the lymph.

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Migration, genetic drift, and mutation are like natural selection in that they:

A. result in evolution of a population. B. may alter the allele frequency in a population. C. may alter the genotype frequency in a population. D. are all methods of evolutionary change. E. All of the answer options are correct.

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_____ occurs when a cloned gene recombines with the normal gene on a chromosome to create a genetically modified organism (GMO).

A. Gene replacement. B. Gene knockout. C. Transfection. D. Transformation. E. Infection.

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Which of the following families of DNA viruses is the most prevalent in humans?

A) Poxviridae B) Herpesviridae C) Adenoviridae D) Polyomaviridae E) Rhinoviridae

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Discuss the life cycle of one of the roundworms including: a) developmental forms and corresponding hosts, b) transmission, c) human disease and symptoms, d) treatment, and e) prevention.

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