A decrease in cortisol triggers secretion of CRH (corticotropin-releasing hormone) by the hypothalamus which then stimulates secretion of ____ by the anterior pituitary
a. cortisol
b. adrenocorticotropic hormone
c. adrenal cortex-stimulating hormone
d. cortisol-stimulating hormone
e. aldosterone
b
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Which of the following characteristics distinguished T cells from B cells?
A. B cells produce immunoglobulin while T cells do not. B. B cells originate in the bone marrow while T cells do not. C. B cells form memory cells while T cells do not. D. B cells are lymphocytes while T cells are not.
Using the figure below, please list in order of the size of the selection coefficient the lines labeled A, B, and C
What will be an ideal response?
Why are corneal transplants so successful?
a. Corneas of all individuals tend to display the same MHC antigens. b. The corneas of pigs are so similar to those of humans, xenotransplantation is almost always successful. c. Doctors have perfected the technique for transplanting corneas. d. The tissue is not exposed to lymphocytes. e. There are numerous donors of corneas, so the success rate of transplantation is high.
HIV has 9 genes in its RNA genome. Every HIV particle contains two RNA molecules, each molecule containing all 9 genes. If, for some reason, the two RNA molecules within a single HIV particle do not have identical sequences, then which of these terms can be applied due to the existence of the non-identical regions?
A) homozygous B) gene variability C) nucleotide variability D) average heterozygosity E) all except A