What is recombinant DNA technology? What are the safety issues related to recombinant DNA technology?
What will be an ideal response?
Recombinant DNA technology refers to the creation of new combinations of DNA molecules that are not normally found in nature. Safety issues generally center on the creation and release (accidental or intentional) of genetically engineered organisms that are a threat to human health or to animals and plants in the environment. Many organisms that are "genetically engineered" carry genes for antibiotic resistance.
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A. deletion B. duplication C. inversion D. translocation E. reciprocal translocation
Indicate the differences between protostomes and deuterostomes, and list the phyla of animals in each group.
What will be an ideal response?
Which step is NOT involved in the fertilization of angiosperm flowers?
A. Pollen is transported to a stigma of a flower. B. When pollen reaches the stigma of a flower, it begins to grow a pollen tube that pierces the style. C. The style of the pistil contracts to bring the sperm closer to the embryo sac. D. The pollen tube grows until it reaches the ovule in the ovary. E. Double fertilization produces an embryo and the endosperm.
Which way does the reaction H+ + HCO3- ? H2CO3 ? H2O + CO2 proceed in the lungs?
A. to the left B. to the right and then back to the left C. to the right D. This reaction does not proceed in the lungs. E. none of these