Which person might have a high basal metabolic rate?

A) a 70-year-old woman who knits for most of the day
B) a 30-year-old man who is a professional athlete
C) a 50-year-old woman who exercises twice a week
D) a 65-year-old man who walks three miles daily


B

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The removal of a gene from an organism's genome to study its function is a technique known as

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