Red blood cells are bi-concave. Their shape is determined by interior proteins anchored to the membrane termed 

A. clathrins.
B. phospholipids.
C. cytoskeleton.
D. spectrins.
E. actin filaments.


D. spectrins.

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health.

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1.True 2.False

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A) ATP B) NAD C) H2O D) FAD

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After DNA replication is complete, each strand of the original molecule is bound to a new complementary strand. This process is known as

A. dispersive replication. B. disruptive replication. C. conservative replication. D. stabilizing replication. E. semiconservative replication.

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