Applications of CRISPER-Cas in biotechnology include all of the following EXCEPT ________

A) creating bioreactors to manufacture human proteins
B) modulating epigenetic regulation
C) engineering pigs that are resistance to PRRS
D) increasing drought resistance of crops


Answer: B

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A. no change was seen; it's much too soon.
B. some slight increase of bristle numbers was already evident.
C. a vast, overlapping range of bristle numbers was seen.
D. a slight increase in bristles in S, a slight decrease in R, with a little overlap in the middle ranges.
E. a huge increase in S, a huge decrease in R, with no overlap whatsoever.

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e. anaphase II

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A human diploid cell has ____

a. 23 chromosomes b. n sets of chromosomes c. only the X or Y chromosome d. 23 pairs of homologous chromosomes e. 46 different chromosomes

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A bacterial pathogen has just entered the body of a person. Describe the sequence of events that lead to

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