Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease is
A. caused by a viroid.
B. also called "mad cow disease."
C. caused by a chronic latent virus.
D. initiated by an oncogenic virus.
E. a spongiform encephalopathy of humans.
Answer: E
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A) nitrogen and carbon dioxide. B) nitrogen and carbon monoxide. C) nitrogen and argon. D) nitrogen and hydrogen.
The degree of susceptibility a food has to microbial activity is determined by its
A) chemical characteristics. B) physical characteristics. C) water content. D) chemical characteristics, physical characteristics, and water content.
You are studying a diploid organism that has 14 sets of chromosomes. How many chromatids would this cell have in G2 phase?
A. 7 B. 14 C. 28 D. 56
Which of the following is not a mechanism whereby proto-oncogenes are converted to oncogenes?
A) point mutation B) gene amplification C) translocation D) deletion E) silent mutation