Marine reptiles eliminate excess NaCl by means of _____________ located near the nose or the eye.  

A.  Malpighian tubules
B.  antennal glands
C.  salt glands
D.  protonephridia
E.  nephrons


C.  salt glands

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A scientist uses recombinant technology to take a eukaryotic promoter and place it in front of a bacterial structural gene. What is the most likely outcome on bacterial gene expression?

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