Vibration of the stirrup against this membrane transmits sound waves into the fluid-filled cochlea
A) Tectorial membrane
B) Tympanic membrane
C) Round window
D) Oval window
E) Basilar membrane
D
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A. sample I B. sample II C. Similar alcohol production is expected in both samples. D. This cannot be predicted based on the information provided.
The base analog 5-bromouracil can tautomerize. One tautomer behaves like thymine and the other behaves like cytosine. If 5-bromouracil is used as a mutagen, what is the minimum number of times replication must occur to mutate the codon for proline (CCC) into the codon for alanine (GCC)?
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When the frequency of nerve impulses slows or stops even when the stimulus continues at constant
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