Juvenile diabetes (or insulin-dependent diabetes) results when insulin-producing cells in the pancreas are destroyed by
the patient's own immune system.
a. True
b. False
True
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________ mutations affect only a single base pair in a gene.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. Petromyzontoidea b. Placodermi c. Cephalochordata d. Urochordata e. Myxinoidea
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