Regarding the evolution of whales, evidence supports that __________ are more closely related to ___________ than to _____________.

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


Ans: camels, whales, horses

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In Griffith’s experiments, what made the harmless R cells grow capsules when exposed to heat-killed S cells?

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G protein-coupled receptors are important molecules involved in signal transduction. Which of the following statements about G protein-coupled receptors is true?

a. They are activated only by steroid hormones. b. They bind only guanine nucleotides. c. They bind both adenine and guanine nucleotides. d. They generally contain seven membrane-spanning ? helices.

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