The GFP gene is useful as a reporter gene because the cells and tissues with it emit bioluminescence when treated with what, which functions as a substrate?

What will be an ideal response?


UV light

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Trichomonas vaginalis is an unusual eukaryote in that it

A. has chloroplasts. B. lacks mitochondria. C. has flagella. D. lacks a nuclear membrane.

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Photosynthesis uses carbon from carbon dioxide. What ultimately happens to the carbon?

1.It is released as sugar. 2.It is incorporated into the organism as tissues, energy sources, and structural components. 3.It is released as energy during cellular respiration. 4.It is released as nutrients into the soil.

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________ is a humanized antibody directed against a cell surface receptor called _____ that binds a growth factor responsible for stimulating the proliferation of breast cancer cells.

a) Herceptin, Her2 b) Rafinolin, Raf c) Apcolin, Apc2 d) Ascriptin, Asc3 e) Herceptin. Raf

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