You are working with a patient who has been poisoned. You note elevated blood pressure, and tissue biopsies of the patient's liver show extra sodium channels in the kidney, so you suspect that the patient has been given
What will be an ideal response?
aldosterone
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Similar to single-gene traits, traits determined by multiple genes also show the expected 3:1 ratio of phenotypes in the progeny between two heterozygotes
A. true B. false
In relation to malaria and P. falciparum, the human liver and circulatory system (especially red blood cells) are both locations that:
A. have immune system cells that express the PfEMP1 T cell receptors. B. contain P. falciparum during some stage of its life cycle. C. have immune system cells that can effectively keep up with P. falciparum's antigenic variation. D. demonstrate granulomas in response to P. falciparum infection.
QTL mapping can rely on the relationship between genes for quantitative traits and which of the following?
A. The centromere B. Transposon sites C. Structural genes D. Molecular markers such as RFLPs
Which term denotes the conditions, resources, and interactions necessary for survival and reproduction of a species?
a. habitat b. niche c. carrying capacity d. community e. ecosystem