The result of X inactivation is ____________________ between the sexes. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)


ANS: dosage compensation

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The covalent bonds connecting monomer units in sugars can be formed by the removal of a water molecule. This reaction is referred to as:

A.  a hydrolysis reaction. B.  an oxidation-reduction reaction. C.  a dehydration reaction. D.  a hydration reaction.

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Which is most likely to happen to a human polyploid?

a. natural abortion b. death around the age of 1 year c. survival until the early teens d. survival until the mid-thirties e. death around the age of 1 month

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The structure labeled 3 in Figure 35-2 is:


a. the secondary xylem.
b. formed by the division of the vascular cambium.
c. found adjacent to the pith.
d. usually referred to as wood.
e. the cork cambium.

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The disease that has been named "acquired immune deficiency syndrome" by the medical community is caused by _________________ virus.

A) Human T-cell lymphotropic B) Human immunocompetency C) Herpes simplex

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