The affected children in the family above are much more prone to cancer than their unaffected siblings. Which of the following could be true of the affected children?
What will be an ideal response?
They are all homozygous for the mutation.
If they had children their children would all inherit the mutation.
The cancer trait could be caused by a mutation that activates cell division.
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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Which of the following causes sodoku, which is characterized by swollen lymph nodes, chills, fever, headache, vomiting, and often severe joint pains, a rash on the palms, soles of the feet, and other extremities, and a granulomatous lesion?
a. S. moniliformis b. S. minus c. Bordetella spp. d. Pasteurella spp.
Modern humans are
A. hominoids. B. primates. C. anthropoids. D. hominids. E. All of the choices apply to humans.
The process by which a cell takes in a small amount of extracellular fluid by the ballooning inward of the plasma membrane is known as _______.
A. intracellular digestion B. exocytosis C. endocytosis D. extrusion E. osmosis