peritonitis

What will be an ideal response?


potentially life threatening inflammation of the abdominal cavity

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What prevents knot formation in replicating DNA?

a. protosomes b. topoisomerases c. scaffolding proteins d. chromatin e. histones

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Myasthenia gravis disease arises from the production of autoantibodies against

A. sodium pump proteins in the cell membrane. B. acetylcholine receptors on skeletal muscle. C. myelin sheath cells of the nervous system. D. cells in thyroid follicles. E. acetylcholine receptors on smooth muscle.

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Many scientists consider birds to be little more than feathered dinosaurs.

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

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