About ________ percent of the human genome actually encodes proteins.

A) 0.5

B) 1.5

C) 5.0

D) 10

E)

100


B) 1.5

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A.  The initial response to the virus will be strong, but will then be shut down by immunological tolerance. B.  An autoimmune disease of the brain may develop. C.  The innate immune system will ignore the pathogen, but the acquired immune system will attack it. D.  The membrane attack complex will be unable to burst the viral membrane.

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Which of the following is the best description of an adaptation?

a. a trait that was beneficial to survival in the past b. a trait that is currently beneficial to survival c. a trait that will be beneficial in the future d. a trait that is of no advantage to survival e. an environmental change that selects for certain traits

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Three or more spindle poles present during mitosis of actively dividing cancer cells causes ________

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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