Which of the following represents genes that have the potential to mutate and cause cancer?

a. proto-oncogenes
b. transgenes
c. oncogenes
d. tumor suppressor genes


a. proto-oncogenes

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In The Origin of Species by Natural Selection, ____ proposed that natural mechanisms produce and

transform the diversity of life on Earth.

a. Alfred Russel Wallace b. Charles Lyell c. Charles Darwin d. Joseph Hooker e. Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace

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The ____ is a flaplike structure that helps prevent food from entering the windpipe

a. uvula b. pharynx c. larynx d. epiglottis e. esophagus

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The white blood cells that may connect the nervous

and immune systems are the a. neutrophils. b. macrophages. c. mast cells. d. eosinophils. e. lymphocytes.

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Which statement best describes polyribosomes?

A) They are only found in archaea. B) They can occur in archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes during transcription. C) They can only form after RNA has left the nucleus in eukaryotes, but are found in all domains. D) They can only form in eukaryotes, not in other organisms, and can only form once the RNA has been fully processed.

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