The part of the prokaryotic flagellum that is used to anchor the flagellum to the plasma membrane and cell wall and serves as a "motor: for the flagellum is called the

What will be an ideal response?


basal body

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Penicillin G  is frequently injected but not normally given orally because it is rapidly degraded in the stomach.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Retroviruses have all of the following characteristics except ________.

A. a DNA genome B. glycoprotein spikes C. integration into the host genome D. an envelope E. reverse transcriptase

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The Xist gene product

A. is required for the production of Barr bodies. B. is never translated into protein. C. associates with proteins to compact the chromosome. D. coats the X chromosome with RNA. E. All of these statements are correct.

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The ankle is ________ to the knee.

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

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