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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

base pairs at the 3’ end of the primer, which are in the more open A-form. A sharp turn in the DNA exposes the template base to the incoming nucleotide

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Species-Time Hypothesis 

Communities diversify, that is, gain species, with time

Temperate regions are less species-rich than tropical regions because they are younger and have only more recently recovered from glaciations and severe climatic disruption

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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Readthrough transcripts refer to the fraction of transcripts that are not stopped by the terminator.  Furthermore, the termination event can be prevented by specific ancillary factors that interact with RNA and/or RNA polymerase, a situation referred to as antitermination.

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Diphtheria

Natural infection with C. diphtheriae occurs only in humans and is spread by respiratory droplets. 

The organism colonizes the nasopharyngeal tract and causes little tissue damage, with only a mild inflammatory reaction. 

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#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

The apical ectodermal ridge is a thickening of the ectoderm at the apex of the developing limb bud.