Explain how the discipline of biochemistry grew out of the science of microbiology.
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Some of the first experiments in biochemistry are attributed to Louis Pasteur in his research on the causes of fermentation. His research was extended by Eduard Buchner, who showed that enzymes produced by microbial cells are responsible for the phenomenon of fermentation. Later, in the early 20th century, Kluyver and van Niel advocated the use of microbes in research on basic biochemical reactions, which they maintained are common to all living things. Further advances in biochemistry were made as microbiologists such as Beadle and Tatum and Avery and his colleagues explored the nature of the genetic material and its function using microorganisms as model systems.
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a. serous b. cutaneous c. mucous d. synovial e. tissue
Discuss the ethical issues – both for and against – associated with PGD selection of savior babies. What will be an ideal response?
Growth that results in an increase in the length of a plant is referred to as:
a. horizontal growth. b. longitudinal growth. c. primary growth. d. radial growth. e. secondary growth.
In the peripheral isolate model of allopatric speciation, a species pair results. One species is the progenitor and one is the derivative species. How will these two species differ in geographical distribution, genetic diversity, and allele sharing?
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