A(n) ________ is a latent form of a virus genome that remains within the host without destroying it.

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


prophage

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The virus that causes chickenpox can also cause ______ decades later when it switches from the latent state and starts making new viral particles

A. shingles B. herpes C. cold sores D. mononucleosis

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In reabsorption,

a. plasma proteins are returned to the blood. b. excess hydrogen ions are removed from the blood. c. excess water is passed on to the urine. d. nutrients and salts are selectively returned to the blood. e. drugs and foreign substances are passed into the urine.

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The number of occurrences of which event correlates closely with the number of recombination nodules along each homologous chromosome arm?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following statements about heritability is true?

A) Broad-sense heritability defines the complete genetic basis of a trait. B) Heritability is fixed for a given trait. C) Traits shared by members of the same family do not necessarily have high heritability. D) Heritability is the measure of the proportion of an individual's phenotype that is due to genetics. E) If a population displays little variation in a given trait, then that trait has low heritability

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