Under anaerobic conditions, pyruvate can be broken down by ____

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


Answer: Fermentation

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Sexual reproduction involves ____

a. one diploid cell fertilizing a haploid cell b. the union of two somatic cells c. the union of male and female gametes d. a single mitotic division of the parent cell to produce a daughter cell e. the union of two gametes to produce a haploid zygote

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Cancer does not typically follow a Mendelian pattern of inheritance because it is usually caused by

A) two gene variants, one dominant and one recessive, and no environmental input. B) specific combinations of alleles and an environmental factor. C) specific combinations of an environmental factor and one dominant gene variant. D) genes that cause death before birth.

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