Which of the following prion diseases was also known as laughing disease?
a. Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
b. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
c. Kuru
d. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Ans: c. Kuru
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a. endemic
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What is the repeating sequence found in the human telomere?
a. TATATA b. CCCGGG c. TTAGGG d. CAAUCC
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A population in which ? equals one has reached a stable-age distribution
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A deletion of one base pair that alters the sequences of codons is called a(n)
A. transposon B. substitution mutation C. carcinogen D. oncogene E. frameshift mutation
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