In the United States, individuals become infected with Vibrio cholerae most commonly by
A) consuming contaminated shellfish.
B) drinking contaminated water.
C) eating contaminated vegetables.
D) person-to-person contact.
Answer: A
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A. promoters B. TATA boxes C. operators D. enhancers
A pathway that generates ATP by substrate-level phosphorylation that does not require oxygen and produces various end products, including alcohols, acids, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen, is:
a. substrate-level phosphorylation. b. fermentative metabolism. c. oxidative phosphorylation. d. aerobic respiration.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Rosalind Franklin did not share in the Nobel Prize for determining the structure of DNA, although her work was critical to it, because she had died, and it is only awarded to living people. 2.Next-generation sequencing reads millions of sequences at once, and so the general approach is also called "massively parallel DNA sequencing." 3. The "methylome" is the collection of all the methylated sites in the genome. 4. Allelic disorders may result from mutations in different parts of the same gene.
You're treating a patient who is abnormally short and find normal blood levels of growth hormone. Based on this evidence, what can you determine about the patient?
A) The patient has a tumor in the pituitary gland. B) The patient lacks a functional pituitary gland. C) The patient lacks receptors for growth hormone. D) The patient lacks a functional circulatory system.