The condition in which athletes develop herpes lesions on their skin as a result of coming in contact with herpes lesions during wrestling is known as herpes (gladiatorum/whitlow/zoster).

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


gladiatorum

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A. Exclusion of the drug from the cell B. Enzymatic inactivation of the drug C. An alternate metabolic pathway that bypasses the drug-sensitive step D. All of the choices are correct.

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A microtome is used to

A) view microscopic organisms. B) slice thin sections of specimens. C) focus short wavelengths of light. D) manipulate tiny objects. E) dissect cellular organelles.

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Phosphorylation of ________ is directly required for chromosome condensation

A) condensin B) mitotic cyclin C) securin D) ubiquitin ligase E) histone H3

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If the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is met, what is the net effect?

A. evolution leading to a population better adapted to a changing environment B. very slow and continuous evolution with no increased adaptation C. no evolution because the alleles in the population remain the same D. evolution leading to a population better adapted to an unchanging environment

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