When determining whether a relative is a proper match for organ or tissue donation, three sets of HLA alleles - inherited together - must match those from the intended recipient. These allele sets are known as _____

a. open reading frames
b. splice sites
c. copy number variants
d. haplotypes

e. disease-associated mutations


d

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A) block polyspermy B) help propel more sperm toward the egg C) digest the protective jelly coat on the surface of the egg D) nourish the mitochondria of the sperm E) trigger the completion of meiosis by the sperm

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Cultured skin lacks which of the following?

a. melanocytes b. sweat glands c. oil glands d. other differentiated structures e. all of these

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Which of the following does not apply to eukaryotic gene regulation?

A) gene regulation by attenuation B) regulation as a result of compartmentalization C) mRNA degradation (turnover) D) protein degradation (turnover) E) protein folding

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The cooperative activity of drugs such as beta-lactam antibiotics and clavulanic acid, a ?-lactamase inhibitor, is known as

A) cross resistance. B) antimetabolism. C) synergism. D) selective toxicity. E) chemotherapy.

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