Metaphase II arrest is mediated by ________, a biochemical activity present in mature eggs

Fill in the blank with correct word.


Answer: cytostatic factor

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In fungi like Neurospora crassa, the diploid structures are called spores

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Diffusion of morphogens influence the differential expression of other genes such as __________, which govern the

formation of specific body parts. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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All of the following features are true of primates except

A. they belong to the order containing lemurs, monkeys, and apes. B. they have binocular vision. C. they have prehensile tails. D. they are mammals with grasping fingers and toes.

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You culture the dried soup from a 4,000-year-old cooking pot found in an Egyptian tomb and obtain a distinctive species of prokaryote. You immerse a test tube of these bacteria in boiling water for several hours, but the colony grows back. This species is probably

A) endospore-forming. B) a spirochete. C) halophilic. D) a cyanobacteria.

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