Since contraction of the hamstrings causes the knee to bend and contraction of the quadriceps causes the knee to extend, these muscles are said to be ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


antagonistic

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In the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, development of the vulva begins when the ____ secretes ____, which then bind(s) to _____ on the _____

A. progenitor cell; EGF; the EGF receptor; anchor cell B. progenitor cell; transcription factors; cisregulatory regions; anchor cell C. anchor cell; EGF; the EGF receptor; progenitor cell D. anchor cell; transcription factors; cisregulatory regions; progenitor cell E. Type 1 cell; EGF; the EGF receptor; Type 2 cell

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What is the significance of the presence of genes related to bacteria and archaea in the eukaryotic genome? (Select all correct choices.)

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Fats that stay liquid at room temperature are ____

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