The autoimmune response to desmosomes or desmosomal components (not hemidesmosomes) leads to a blistering skin disease known as
A) pemphigus.
B) Ehlers?Danos syndrome.
C) syndecan.
D) junctional epidermolysis bullosa.
E) listeriosis.
A) pemphigus.
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Letter “B” designates the ____, which allowed for an increase in human population growth
a. Bubonic plague b. domestication of plants and animals c. industrial and scientific revolutions d. discovery of America e. emergence of agriculturally based urban societies
A by-product of aerobic respiration that is of vital
importance to the kangaroo rat is a. glucose. b. metabolic water. c. phosphate. d. NADH. e. ADP.
What does "adaptation" mean in an evolutionary context?
A) the way an individual's body adjusts to its environment B) the accumulation of favorable variations in a population over time C) the ability of organisms to alter their appearance under changing environmental conditions D) all of the above
Which of the following is not involved in positional information for pattern formation?
A) apical ectodermal ridge B) zone of polarizing activity C) cadherins D) fibroblast growth factors E) Sonic hedgehog