What is an inborn error of metabolism? Give an example

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An inborn error of metabolism is a genetic disease caused by the absence of a particular enzyme necessary to fulfill a biochemical pathway. An example is alkaptonuria, in which an enzyme necessary for homogentisic acid (HA) metabolism is not made. Therefore, people with this disease cannot metabolize HA and it is excreted in their urine.

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a. hormone. b. calcium-binding protein. c. phosphatase. d. protein kinase. e. phospholipase.

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Explain the importance of checkpoints to the cell cycle

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The maximum number of individuals that a habitat can support indefinitely is the habitat's

A. density dispersion. B. carrying capacity. C. growth capacity. D. environmental load. E. dispersion capacity.

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"Adaptation" is BEST defined as:

a) the process by which organisms become better matched to their environment. b) fitness. c) selection from the range of variation in a population for individuals of one extreme. d) the specific features that make an organism more fit in its environment. e) Both a) and d) are accurate definitions of "adaptation."

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