Autosomal dominant genetic disorder of the connective tissue, specifically the fibrillin protein.

What will be an ideal response?


Marfan syndrome

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a. Rhodopsin is active in the dark and thereby allows the release of neurotransmitters from the synaptic terminal in the absence of light. b. Rhodopsin is inactive in the dark and thereby inhibits the release of neurotransmitters from the synaptic terminal unless light is present. c. Rhodopsin is active in the dark and thereby inhibits the release of neurotransmitters from the synaptic terminal in the absence of light. d. Rhodopsin is inactive in the dark and thereby allows the release of neurotransmitters from the synaptic terminal unless light is present. e. Rhodopsin's activity is different between rods and cones, but leads always to increasing amounts of neurotransmitters being release.

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The accumulating data from biogeography, comparative morphology, and fossil discoveries led early naturalists to

propose that species ____.

a. helped sculpt Earth's surface by foraging activities b. are all evolutionarily related c. had changed over time d. never went extinct e. were created in a perfect state

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Which of the following is a disease characterized by the excretion of large amounts of dilute urine caused by a deficiency of ADH?

A) diabetes mellitus B) diabetes insipidus C) pyelonephritis D) cystitis

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Predict the result when a phosphate-containing chemical is released by a factory into a pond

A) Eutrophication will occur. B) Predatory fish will increase in population faster than other living things. C) All living things will always die in such cases. D) Climax species will invade.

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