Hakeem, given up for adoption as an infant, has red-green color blindness. Is this fact useful in helping him to track down his biological father? Explain

What will be an ideal response?


This condition is sex-linked and, since Hakeem is a male, means that he inherited the trait from his mother. Thus, he will need to find something else to narrow the field in his search for his biological dad.

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A) Corynebacterium diphtheriae. B) Mycobacterium tuberculosis. C) Mycobacterium leprae. D) Staphylococcus aureus.

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The partial pressure of oxygen is higher in the capillary blood than the interstitial fluid surrounding cells. Therefore oxygen moves from ____ to ____

a. blood; air b. blood; interstitial fluid c. air; interstitial fluid d. interstitial fluid; blood e. interstitial fluid; air

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Differentiate between the following specialized roots

A. prop root B. buttress root C. pneumatophore D. storage root E. photosynthetic root What will be an ideal response?

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