Because embryonic stem cells can form any tissue in the human body, they are termed ____________________; adult stem cells, on the other hand, are ____________________, since they can only form a limited number of cells types
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
pluripotent; multipotent
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Of the following, which cell structure would most likely be visible with a light microscope that has been manufactured to the maximum resolving power possible?
a. mitochondrion b. microtubule c. ribosome d. largest microfilament e. nuclear pore
Cartilaginous fishes have internal fertilization
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If a cell has a haploid number of 5, during mitosis there will be ________ chromosomes at metaphase, ________ chromosomes at anaphase, and ________ chromosomes per daughter cell at telophase
A) 10; 10; 10 B) 10; 10; 5 C) 5; 10; 5 D) 10; 20; 10 E) 5; 5; 5
Which of the following statements about what we have learned by comparing the modern-day human genome to other genomes is true?
(a) Modern humans whose ancestors come from Europe or Asia share up to 4 percent of their genome with Neanderthals. (b) Accelerated changes, which were found when comparing the human genome to other mammalian genomes, were not found when comparing the modern-day human genome to the Neanderthal genome. (c) The human genome is far more gene-dense than the yeast genome. (d) In syntenic regions of the human and mouse genomes, both gene order and the placements of more than 95% of the mobile genetic elements are conserved.