________ is a technique used to measure ion currents passing through individual channels along a nerve cell

Fill in the blank with correct word.


Answer: Patch clamping

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Single-celled eukaryotes can survive and reproduce in both haploid and diploid forms. Yeast spend most of their life cycle and actively reproduce in which form?

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All of the following are true of the classical pathway of complement activation except __________.

A) activated C1 activates C2 and C4 B) C3 is the first component to be activated C) C5b joins C6, C7, C8, and C9 to form the membrane attack complex D) C1 is activated by an antigen-antibody complex E) activated C2a and C4b activate C3

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What is meant by saying one strand of DNA is the template for the synthesis of another strand?

A) A strand of DNA is taken apart to supply nucleotides for synthesis of a new strand. B) The new strand will have exactly the same base sequence as the template strand. C) The template specifies the order of bases of the strand being made. D) One strand of DNA acts as a wedge to separate other strands before replication. E) A strand of DNA is the enzyme that connects nucleotides in replication.

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