Carrie Buck is significant in the history of genetics because she ____
a. was a well-known advocate for eugenics
b. became the first woman geneticist
c. was sterilized after the U.S. Supreme Court determined she was feebleminded
d. discovered how to genetically modify corn to be resistant to herbicides
e. is the author of the first biography of Gregor Mendel
ANSWER: c
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A. it is composed of two glands B. it serves as a "control center" for the endocrine system C. it produces hormones that can target the kidneys D. it receives information from the hypothalamus E. it could be considered part of the nervous system
Kidneys filter water and all solutes except ___
from the blood.
a. urea b. potasium c. proteins d. chloride ions e. monosaccharides
Four of the five answers listed below are somatic senses. Select the exception
a. light b. pressure c. touch d. temperature e. pain
The ________ is a conserved 180-bp sequence found in homeotic genes
A) TATA box B) bicoid box C) Hox box D) homeobox E) Pribnow box