From a human developmental standpoint, what is the significance of Hox genes?
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Hox genes are highly conserved among all organisms with bilateral symmetry. The arrangement and expression pattern of Hox genes establish anterior-posterior development in mammals. Some limb malformations in humans are caused by mutations in Hox genes.
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The phenotype in homozygous dominant individuals affected with an autosomal genetic disorder is often more severe than the ____________________ phenotype
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If a person were to stay at high altitudes for a long period of time, his or her hematocrit would increase in order to compensate for the decrease in the amount of oxygen in the air he or she is breathing
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following processes involves behaviors that are acquired by learning and can be modified and passed on from one generation to the next?
A) Prebiotic evolution B) Cultural evolution C) Natural selection D) Pre-adaptation E) Environmental selection
Seventeen patients in ten hospitals had cutaneous infections caused by Rhizopus. In all seventeen patients, Elastoplast bandages were placed over sterile gauze pads to cover wounds. Fourteen of the patients had surgical wounds, two had venous line insertion sites, and one had a bite wound. Lesions present when the bandages were removed ranged from vesiculopustular eruptions to ulcerations and
skin necrosis requiring debridement. Fungi are more likely than bacteria to contaminate bandages because they A) are aerobic. B) can tolerate low-moisture conditions. C) prefer a neutral environment (pH 7). D) have a fermentative metabolism. E) cannot tolerate high osmotic pressure.