The technique in which a non-functioning gene is replaced by a functioning gene in somatic cells is called gene:

a.replacement.
b. medicine.
c. fixing.
d. therapy.
e. alteration.


d. therapy

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Your finger touches a hot pot on the stove. Information is carried via ____ neurons to the ____, where

neurons carry information to the ____, making you aware of the hot pot.

a. afferent; basal ganglia; primary sensory area b. efferent; thalamus; sensory association area c. efferent; hippocampus; primary sensory area d. afferent; thalamus; primary somatosensory area e. interneurons; thalamus; somatomotor area

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Which of the following is not likely to occur if p53 is inactivated?

A) The appearance of homogenously staining regions on chromosomes B) Increased propensity to arrest in G1 C) Inhibition of the G1 to S checkpoint D) An increase in gene amplification in affected cells E) Generation of chromosomes that lack telomeres and centromeres

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In the chemical shorthand 14C, the 14 represents the number of.

a) excess neutrons b) protons + neutrons c) electrons d) protons + electrons e) radioactive particles f) neutrons + electrons

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Cyanobacteria are a type of

A) chemoautotroph. B) chemoheterotroph. C) photoautotroph. D) photoheterotroph.

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