When a blood vessel is damaged, platelets adhere to the damaged site and release chemicals, which attract additional platelets. Thus, platelet attraction is considered to be a ________ feedback mechanism

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A karyotype:

A) shows chromosomes as they appear before replication. B) can show the number of chromosomes in a cell. C) can reveal the location of a gene. D) can reveal the presence of cancerous genes.

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Females outnumber males in the tertiary sex ratio because genetic and ____________________ factors cause higher death rates among males

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