The first human diseases that was successfully treated using gene therapy was ______
A. Diabetes
B. Cystic fibrosis
C. Severe combined immunodeficiency diseases
D. Muscular dystrophy
C
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Which of the following always tends to make chemical reactions spontaneous?
A) The reactants have lower potential energy than the products. B) The reactants are more ordered than the products. C) The temperature is low. D) The pressure is low.
Which one of the following is NOT a component of each monomer used to make proteins?
A) a phosphorus atom, P B) an amino functional group, NH2 C) a side chain, R D) a carboxyl group, COOH
People who are lactose intolerant can often consume some products made from milk such as cheese and yogurt because microorganisms in their digestive system consume the lactose. By comparison, people with a true milk allergy, which involves an immune response to milk protein, cannot consume milk or products made from milk. Given this information, what can you conclude about milk?
A. All people who are lactose intolerant are also allergic to milk. B. Lactose is a carbohydrate, not a protein and is therefore not the cause of true milk allergies. C. The protein that causes a true milk allergy is lactose. D. Yogurt contains live and active cultures of Lactobacillus acidophilus bacteria and therefore prevents an allergic response in people with a true milk allergy.
The complete set of genetic information an organism carries in its DNA is its
a. karyotype b. genome c. chromosomes d. autosomes