A translocation that moves a gene from an area of euchromatin to heterochromatin would typically cause a(n) _______ in the expression of the gene
A. Reduction
B. Increase
C. Gene expression would remain the same
A
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a) palisade mesophyll b) cortex c) epidermis d) vascular bundle e) spongy mesophyll
________ is the consuming of one organism by another.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
You are a doctor examining a patient whose thymus is underdeveloped because of a medical condition called DiGeorge syndrome. What concerns do you have about this patient's
A. The level of antigens in the blood will have decreased. B. Cell-mediated immunity will have weakened. C. The possibility of autoimmune diseases will have increased because T cell maturation will be affected.
In country X, a chemical released into a forested area had a strong fungicidal effect. As a result many of the fungi comprising mycorrhizae have died. What may be the consequences of this chemical release?
What will be an ideal response?