You have developed a new drug and have been asked to test the drug's mutagenicity before putting it on the market. Which test could you use to determine your compound's mutagenic potential?

What will be an ideal response?


Ames test

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Which hormone triggers gallbladder contractions?

a. secretin b. gastrin c. insulin d. cholecystokinin e. enterogastrone

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A cell spends the most amount of time in which phase?

a. G1 phase b. S phase c. G2 phase d. M phase e. interphase

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What is the name of the phylum of nonvascular plants that produces hornlike sporophytes?

a. Pterophyta b. Anthocerophyta c. Lycophyta d. Hepatophyta

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