In the 1980s and 1990s, positional cloning led to the discovery of genes that

A) encode all proteins in the human genome.

B) cause hemophilia, fragile X syndrome, and colorblindness.

C) cause several types of cancers.

D) cause Duchene muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, and Huntington disease.


D) cause Duchene muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, and Huntington disease.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A strategy used by dissimilatory metal-reducing bacteria that enable their use of insoluble compounds as electron acceptors is to transfer electrons to the metal via external, intermediary compounds such as ________ found in the environment, or their own ________. These compounds are collectively known as ________.

What will be an ideal response?

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____ are enzymes found in the ____ secreted

by cells lining the body's interior tubes and cavities.

a. Lysozymes; proteins b. Peroxidases; acid c. ATPases; mucus d. Lysozymes; mucus e. Peroxidases; mucus

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Choanoflagellates are of special interest because they resemble the collar cells in land plants

_________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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