_______ reduces the number of somatic cells in the body

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


apoptosis

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Would you recommend a couple in which the male is infertile to seek genetic counseling? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?

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A wild duck needs a steady supply of energy to be able to fly for hours. Domesticated chickens rarely fly. As a result, you would expect to find in the breast muscles of wild ducks than in domesticated chickens.

A. less cytoplasm B. more Golgi apparatus C. fewer mitochondria D. more mitochondria E. more cytoplasm

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What occurs within the female cone of a pine

tree? a. meiosis b. mitosis c. development d. fertilization e. all of these

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