In 1910, Charles Davenport opened the Eugenics Record Office at Cold Spring Harbor. He believed "feeblemindedness" was


A) not inherited.

B) a result of the influence of many genes.

C) caused by the environment.

D) the result of a single gene.


D) the result of a single gene.

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The intracellular preference for microtubules is at the________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following describes a difference between prokaryotes and archaea?

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A. embryonic disk B. formation of the umbilical cord C. primary germ layers D. gastrulation E. morula

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