A blood sample taken from a patient fighting an infection is expected to show
a) reduced white blood cell count
b) elevated white blood cell count
c) elevated red blood cell count
d)reduced red blood cell count
Answer: b) elevated white blood cell count
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Is it possible that the carbon atoms in your body may have once made up the living tissues of another person or animal in earlier times? This is
A. impossible since carbon can't enter a living system more than once. B. possible since carbon cycles through the biosphere. C. highly unlikely since carbon is always tied up in molecules in organisms or minerals. D. possible only if you are a cannibal.
The DNA sequence ATGCATGC will pair with which of the following RNA strands?
UACGUACG CGAUCGAU AUGCAUGC TAGCTAGC UAGCTAGC
Which statement about the blending concept of inheritance is correct?
A. A cross between a tall man and a short woman can produce some children that are tall while others are short. B. Genetic material is unstable which accounts for such a wide diversity in our offspring. C. A cross between a tall man and a short woman produces tall children who can then produce short grandchildren. D. A cross between a tall man and a short woman would always produce children of medium height.
Eukaryotic mitochondria have their own 70S ribosomes and circular DNA.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)