The two strands of a DNA molecule are ________; that is, they are oriented in opposite directions.

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


antiparallel

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a. alanine. b. cysteine. c. variable. d. phenylalanine.

e. methionine.

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Identify the stage (or stages) of cellular respiration that occurs entirely outside of the mitochondria

A) Citric acid cycle B) Electron transport chain C) Glycolysis D) All of the above

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After activation, these cells have the ability to move toward an enemy cell, press up against its surface, and make holes in it. 

A. cytotoxic T-cells B. T-regulator cells C. antigen-presenting cell (APCs) D. B-cells

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Males tend to be affected in greater numbers by X-linked recessive genetic disorders than are females because

A. expression of the recessive gene is inactivated by the other X chromosome in females. B. males have only one X chromosome. C. males have a double dose of the gene. D. Y chromosomes are destabilized by the X chromosomes. E. females have only one X chromosome.

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