Individuals with ________ develop numerous skin cancers when exposed to sunlight.

A) Ataxia telangiectasis

B) Cockayne syndrome

C) Werner syndrome

D) Xeroderma pigmentosum


D) Xeroderma pigmentosum

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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A) bicoid mRNA B) Antp mRNA C) Caudal protein D) Hedgehog protein

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Which of the following statements is false?

a. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. b. The AIDS virus is a retrovirus. c. The AIDS virus attacks macrophages, dendritic cells, and helper T cells. d. Even though the AIDS virus does not have its own DNA, it causes the host to produce DNA that will become part of host chromosomes. e. Antibodies to the AIDS virus can be detected immediately after infection occurs.

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