If a father and a son are both color blind and the mother is normal, is it likely that the son inherited

color blindness from his father? What will be an ideal response?


No, males inherit all sex-linked traits from the mother.

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A. a few million years; few million B. a few million Syears; thousand C. tens of millions of; few million D. several thousand; few million E. few thousand; few thousand

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Nitrogen-fixing bacteria remove nitrogen from plants and return it to the soil

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In which stage does formation of mature viruses occur?

a. Release b. Penetration c. Attachment d. Biosynthesis e. Assembly

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Trichomoniasis is characterized by

A) structural morphogenesis linked to pathology. B) the need for long-term antibiotic therapy to result in a cure. C) non-motile pathogen that forms persistent biofilms. D) many asymptomatic infections. E) dysbiosis of the microbiome.

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