Tumor suppressor genes function to increase the activity of cells during times of stress or when conditions do not favor cell division
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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Explain how a telomerase inhibitor might be an effective cancer treatment. What will be an ideal response?
In the early part of the twentieth century, Nilsson-Ehle and others described experiments showing that multiple loci may be involved in the inheritance of certain traits. Such patterns are often called ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
If there is life on another planet within our galaxy, why would we expect to learn that this life would probably use the same narrow range of wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum as we do for a source of energy and information?
a. because all life must use the same electromagnetic spectrum by definition b. because of the fundamental aspects of photon energy and light absorption c. because this is the same wavelength that hits the Earth d. because there is no other wavelength available in nature
A man who is a silent carrier of the FMO3 "fish odor syndrome" has children by a woman who is "normal." Which of the following would best explain how a child born from these parents could have fish odor syndrome?
a) The child inherits two copies of defective FMO3 alleles from its father. b) The mother is also a silent carrier of the defective FMO3 allele. c) FMO3 is x-linked. d) The child has a mutation in one of its cells, making the FMO3 genes defective in those cells. e) The child inherits two copies of defective FMO3 alleles from its mother.