Fibrous structures with three "arms" some archaea use for attachment to surfaces are (fimbriae/hami/pili).

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


hami

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During a precipitation test, what happens if there is an excess of antibody?

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A transport receptor that moves macromolecules from the cytoplasm to the nucleus is called a(n) ____.

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