All of these are known to cause cancer EXCEPT ________

A) some viruses B) DNA repair C) chronic infections D) radiation


Answer: B

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skin and kidneys, and amniote eggs. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following techniques was used to create the Flavr Savr tomato?

A) Gene knockout B) Transgenic technology C) RNAi D) Antisense RNA E) Stem cell technology

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The transfer of _____________ from one molecule to another is an oxidation-reduction reaction, or redox reaction.

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

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Suppose a new species of bacterium is discovered.  It contains a form of DNA pol III that can add new nucleotides to either the 5' end or the 3' end of an existing strand.  All other properties of the enzyme remain unchanged.  How would DNA replication in these bacteria differ from normal replication?

A. DNA gyrase would no longer be required for replication. B. Helicase would no longer be required for replication. C. Both new strands could be synthesized continuously like the leading strand. D. The same polymerase molecule could synthesize both strands at the same time.

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