Explain why a person whose intestinal lining cells continuously “leak” chloride ions into the intestinal lumen experiences dehydration.

What will be an ideal response?


Because sodium will follow the chloride into the lumen and water will follow the sodium out of the cells.

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a. genetic drift b. migration c. heterozygosity d. homozygosity e. assortative mating

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In a PCR, the polymerase adds nucleotides to the 3'-hydroxyl of the terminal nucleotide of each primer. Briefly describe how this results in the amplification of the single region of interest in the genome

What will be an ideal response?

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Why does DNA profiling pose potential ethical problems when a partial match occurs in CODIS?

What will be an ideal response?

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