The process of examining the genomes of animals and plants for useful genes is
A. gene prospecting.
B. genetic engineering.
C. phenotypic labeling.
D. cloning.
A. gene prospecting.
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a. coupling ATP synthesis with phosphorylation reactions
b. coupling endergonic and exergonic reactions c. coupling endothermic and endergonic reactions d. coupling ATP transport with endergonic reactions e. coupling ATP synthesis with endergonic reactions
The primary consumers in natural communities
are a. herbivores. b. carnivores. c. scavengers. d. decomposers. e. all of these
All of the following are true of outbreaks with
Escherichia coli O157:H7 cells EXCEPT a. strong economic impacts b. fear in consumers c. thousands of deaths d. intestinal infection in some people e. not a cause of disease in cows
What is the oncogene that is most often mutated in human tumors and what does it encode?
a) the MYC gene, an RNA polymerase that transcribes mRNA encoding proteins needed for cell division b) the RAS gene, a DNA polymerase that replicates DNA for dividing cells c) the RAS gene, a GTP-binding protein that serves as an on-off switch for a key cell signaling pathway that controls cell proliferation d) the MYC gene, a protein kinase that enhances cell differentiation e) the RB gene, a GTP-binding protein that serves as an on-off switch for a key cell signaling pathway that controls cell proliferation