_______________ is a human hereditary disease that is caused by a dominant allele but does not show up in affected individuals until they are in middle age.  

A.  Cystic fibrosis
B.  Sickle cell anemia
C.  Tay-Sachs disease
D.  Huntington's disease
E.  Hemophilia


D.  Huntington's disease

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When a glucose molecule loses a hydrogen atom as the result of an oxidation-reduction reaction, the molecule becomes _____

A) hydrolyzed B) hydrogenated C) oxidized D) reduced E) an oxidizing agent

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One technique for chromosome analysis is called ____________________, which uses chromosome-specific DNA sequences attached to fluorescent dyes to target specific chromosomal regions

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Early in the twentieth century, Walter Sutton and Theodor Boveri noted that the behavior of chromosomes during meiosis is identical to the behavior of genes during gamete formation. They proposed that genes are carried on chromosomes, which led to the

basis of the ________. A) Chromosome Theory of Inheritance B) First Law of Thermodynamics C) Chromosomal Maintenance Theory D) Law of Segregation E) Law of Independent Assortment

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According to the body mass index (BMI) chart, a healthy BMI is

A. between 18.5 and 24.9. B. between 25 and 29.9. C. 50 or higher. D. 30 or higher. E. 40 or higher.

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