Genes that have been silenced are passed to daughter cells during mitosis and meiosis in a process called ________.

Apoptosis
Necrosis
Hypertrophy
Epigenetic inheritance


Epigenetic inheritance

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A) papillary muscles. B) trabeculae carneae. C) chordae tendineae. D) interatrial septa. E) coronary sulci.

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The cilia of the pseudostratified columnar epithelium in the epididymis beat back and forth to transport mature sperm out of the epididymis.

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

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Compared to adult hemoglobin, fetal hemoglobin

A) has more hemoglobin subunits. B) has more heme units. C) binds oxygen more readily. D) binds iron more strongly.

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What constitutes the largest portion of the blood?

a. hematocrit b. red blood cells c. white blood cells d. cell fragments e. plasma

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