During reactions catalyzed by oxidoreductases an electron donor is

A. oxidized.
B. reduced.
C. synthesized.
D. degraded.
E. unaltered.


Answer: A

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56. In this diagram, the Y-axis of the graph shows values of "Incidence of Illness" in infants. The varying numbers of infants getting sick with rotavirus represents the


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C. dependent variable of this medical study.
D. independent variable of this medical study.
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Which of the following most adequately describes how the Alu element may have proliferated to constitute 10% of the human genome?

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