Why is fever the universal result of endotoxin exposure?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Endotoxins stimulate host cells to release cytokines that act as proteins that affect the temperature-controlling center of the brain, causing fever.
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The proteome refers to the collection of open reading frames in a genome.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following would be considered to be a synapomorphy of conifers and flowering plants?
Given the following list of characteristics:
A. Chlorophylls a & b.
B. Vascular tissue.
C. Seeds.
D. Flowers.
E. Both chlofophyls a & b and vascular tissue.
The process illustrated in Figure 3-1 is called:a
condensation. b. protein synthesis. c. hydrolysis. d. dehydration synthesis. e. denaturation
Snapdragons have incomplete dominance of the red and white alleles. What will be the phenotypes and ratios of the F2 generation?
a. 50% white, 50% red b. 25% white, 25% red, 50% pink c. 100% pink d. 100% red