Sickle cell disease is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. The genotype of an individual with sickle cell disease is

A) homozygous dominant.
B) homozygous recessive.
C) heterozygous dominant.
D) heterozygous recessive.


B) homozygous recessive.

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Oregon is endangered due to

a. logging. b. over-predation. c. plant diseases. d. introduced species. e. more than one of these.

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a. nucleus. b. cytoplasm. c. chromosomes. d. nucleus and chromosomes. e. nucleus, cytoplasm, and chromosomes.

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Reactivation of ________ in immunosuppressed persons may produce Kaposi's sarcoma, a cancer of the blood vessels

A) EBV B) HHV-6 C) cytomegalovirus D) HHV-8 E) BK virus

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