Organisms that directly reduce almost all of their pyruvate to lactate are called ________ fermenters.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


homolactic

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Gel electrophoresis separates DNA molecules based on variability in their

A) nucleotide sequence. B) affinity for agarose. C) charge. D) size. E) charge and size.

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