Programmed cell death; involves a cascade of specific cellular events leading to death and destruction of the cell.
What will be an ideal response?
apoptosis
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To generate a knockin mouse, a scientist introduces to ES cells a construct with a mutant exon and within an adjacent intron, loxP sites flanking a neomycin resistance gene. What event will occur next?
A) Homologous recombination between the mutant DNA and the corresponding gene in the mouse genome. B) Recombination between the loxP sites. C) Transplantation of cells into host blastocyst. D) Crossing of heterozygous mice to a Cre-expressing strain.
Most of the oxygen in the blood is transported by ____
a. erythropoietin b. prothrombin c. platelets d. hemoglobin e. leukocytes
A relationship in which both members benefit is called
A. predation. B. parasitism. C. mutualism. D. commensalism. E. sympatric.
The present rate of species loss ________
A) suggests that about 25% of all plant and animal species may be extinct by the end of the century B) is about the same as it has been during the last 100,000 years C) is as much as 100 times higher than at any time in the last 100,000 years D) is slower than in recent years because of conservation efforts