What characteristics of Caenorhabditis elegans make it useful in molecular genetics studies? What will be an ideal response?
Concepts to Consider: Caenorhabditis has a very simple system of genetic control of
development, individuals can be self-fertilizing hermaphrodites or males, an individual has very few cells, and it is easy to obtain offspring homozygous for given traits.
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The development of virulent, toxin-producing bacterial strains due to the presence of a temperate phage can occur through the process of ________.
A. transformation B. specialized transduction C. generalized transduction D. bacterial conjugation
Eugenics is the attempt to improve the human species by ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
In animals, overnutrition is considered to be a type of malnutrition
1.True 2.False
If blood transports hormones throughout the body, how do they communicate with specific targets?
A. Axonal pathfinding mediates the delivery of hormones to their specific targets. B. Special gateway valves in the blood vessels direct hormones to their target tissues. C. Only target tissues have receptors that allow them to receive the signal. D. Special carrier proteins "walk" along microtubule tracts to deliver the hormones to their targets.