In spite of the benefits offered by genetic screening for newborns, critics charge that patients’

____________________ rights are violated because the programs are mandatory. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


ANSWER: privacy

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a. Crenarchaeota only b. Euryarchaeota only c. Korarchaeota d. Nanoarchaeota e. both Crenarchaeota and Euryarchaeota

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Not all genetic disorders irreversibly impact the quality of life; individuals affected with phenylketonuria or galactosemia, for example, ________

a. can wear special glasses to improve their color vision b. are primary candidates for gene therapy c. are at no risk of passing their condition to their children d. simply need to watch their diet to avoid the foods they have trouble metabolizing

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Perception of salty tastes occurs at the level of the taste bud.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following is NOT part of the pathway that water and dissolved minerals (i.e., Fe, K, Mg, etc.) follow as they move from the soil into a plant to the xylem?

A. through plasmodesmata B. between cells C. through apoplastic transport D. through phloem E. through symplastic transport

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