The genetic material in a virus is technically called a plasmid

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: FALSE

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Sickle-cell disease results in misshapen red blood cells. What impact does this have on their ability to carry gases in the bloodstream?

A. It reduces their ability to carry oxygen, resulting in anemia. B. It makes no difference in the ability of red blood cells to carry gases in the bloodstream. C. It increases their ability to carry oxygen, resulting in anemia.

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What is the underlying reason that a lambda phage would need to switch from the lysogenic state to the lytic state?

A) To have its genome replicated B) To kill its host cell C) To make more of the Cro protein D) To be more efficient in its use of resources E) To escape an endangered host cell

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All Old Order Amish families from Lancaster County with Ellis-van Creveld syndrome can trace their genealogies to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel King, who immigrated to Lancaster County in 1744. This is an example of __________

A) founder effect B) mutation C) gene flow D) Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium E) bottleneck effect

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Polar microtubules

a. overlap in the center of the spindle. b. are attached to the contractile ring. c. are attached to kinetochores. d. pull kinetochores poleward.

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