Marfan syndrome and Huntington disease are both _______ disorders.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


autosomal dominant

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A) cellulose. B) starch. C) maltose. D) glucose. E) glycogen.

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Which genera is likely the most recent ancestor of the genus Homo?

A. Ardipithecus B. Pan C. Sahelanthropus D. Paranthropus E. Australopithecus

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A. thaliana, or Arabidopsis, is a common weed. Biologists have selected it over hundreds of thousands of other flowering plant species to serve as an experimental model organism because __________________

(a) it can withstand extremely cold climates. (b) it can reproduce in 8–10 weeks. (c) it produces thousands of offspring per plant. (d) Both (b) and (c) are true.

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