The mutant huntingtin protein is _____________________, meaning that it kills cells, such as those in the brain and nervous system

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


toxic
cytotoxic

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A. septicemia. B. bacteremia. C. sepsis. D. toxemia.

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Cyanobacteria play a tremendous ecological role. Among other things, they are responsible for

a. removing tons of oxygen from the atmosphere. b. converting nitrogen in the soil to nitrogen gas. c. providing usable forms of carbon and nitrogen for other organisms. d. killing harmful bacteria in soil. e. producing many antibiotics.

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Biologists agree that ancestors of ray-finned fishes gave rise to tetrapods. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Conserved arrangements of segments of DNA in related genomes are referred to as

A. analogous DNA. B. homology. C. a comparative genome. D. synteny. E. a contig.

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