Cotransduction establishes the general order of genes on a bacterial chromosome, while conjugation is more specific and thus may be used to establish precise distances

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FALSE

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Poliovirus is an RNA virus that uses host cell ribosomes to synthesize a polyprotein immediately after entering the cell. In order for functional viral proteins to be produced, one would expect to observe the mechanism of:

A. phosphorylation. B. protein methylation. C. autoinhibition. D. ADP-ribosylation. E. proteolytic cleavage.

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People who can taste PTC are more likely than non-tasters to dislike broccoli and Brussels sprouts

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is not a function of root hairs? a. Increase the uptake of dissolved oxygen

b. Increase the uptake of carbon dioxide. c. Increase the uptake of mineral ions. d. Increase the uptake of soil water. e. Increase surface area of the root system.

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Which of the following cerebral areas is correctly matched with its function?

a. occipital lobes?control auditory centers b. temporal lobes?control skeletal muscles c. frontal lobes?control visual centers d. parietal lobes?receive sensations of heat, touch, pressure e. substantia nigra?control learning and language

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