The E4 variation of the APOE gene increases a person’s chances of developing ____
a. cystic fibrosis
b. Parkinson’s disease
c. Huntington’s disease
d. Alzheimer’s disease
e. Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy
ANSWER: d
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Map distances (and recombination frequencies) are additive
A. for all distances between genes in a chromosome. B. for distances up to about 75 map units, after which recombination frequencies become higher than expected. C. for distances up to about 50 map units, at which point recombination frequencies become higher than expected. D. for distances up to about 25 map units, at which point recombination frequency becomes higher than expected. E. for distances up to about 15 map units, at which point recombination frequency becomes lower than expected.
In flowering plants an ovary is part of a(n) ____
calyx
a. corolla b. ovule c. calyx d. stamen e. carpel
Which of the following processes is associated with the outer mitochondrial membrane?
A) phospholipid synthesis B) pyruvate oxidation C) ?-oxidation of fats D) proton translocation for ATP synthesis E) electron transport
The least common type of polio is
A) nonparalytic polio. B) an asymptomatic infection. C) minor polio. D) paralytic polio. E) postpolio syndrome.