The bacterium that causes tuberculosis can be expelled from the lungs by a cough and remain viable in the air for an hour or more. If a person inhales the bacteria from the air, what type of transmission has occurred?
A) indirect contact
B) airborne
C) waterborne
D) foodborne
E) bodily fluid
B
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You are studying a novel protein. To learn more about it, you performed a screen in yeast to identify proteins that could interact with it. From the screen you got a clone for a second gene. You had the clone sequenced, and you translated the gene sequence on your computer. What is the next logical step to learn more about the function of these two proteins?
A. Run a BLAST search. B. Identify the intron/exon organization. C. Localize the gene to a specific chromosomal region. D. Search the human genome sequence for your clone. Clarify Question · What is the key concept addressed by the question? · What type of thinking is required? · What key words does the question contain and what do they mean? Gather Content · What do you already know about sequence analysis? Consider Possibilities · Consider the different answer options. Which can you rule out? Choose Answer · Given what you now know, what information and/or problem solving approach is most likely to produce the correct answer? Reflect on Process · Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?
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What will be an ideal response?
In the case of complete dominance in a population in equilibrium, we cannot tell which individuals are homozygous dominants and which are heterozygous, but by knowing the frequency of the homozygous recessives, we can estimate the frequency of
homozygous dominant and heterozygous genotypes. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following can act as a vector to introduce new genes into a cell?
A) primers B) ligase C) restriction enzymes D) plasmids