Match the following Gene (column I) with their function (column II).

   

Column I	Column II
A. sex-lethal	i. facilitates transcription from the X chromosome
B. double-sex	ii. help  to generate the female phenotype by splicing the doublesex gene
C. msl	iii. encodes an RNA splicing factor
D. transformer	iv. activate wingless gene in female

 

Which of the following is correct?

#Question id: 11944

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

The maximum clearance rate possible for a substance that is totally cleared from the plasma is equal to which of the following?

#Question id: 11945

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A patient has the following laboratory values: arterial pH = 7.13, plasma HCO3− = 15 mEq/L, plasma chloride concentration = 118 mEq/L, arterial Pco2 = 28 mm Hg, and plasma Na+ concentration = 141 mEq/L. What is the most likely cause of his acidosis?

#Question id: 11946

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A 3-week-old infant is brought to the emergency room in a comatose condition. The history reveals that her parents have been feeding her concentrated, undiluted formula for 5 days. (Infant formula preparations are often sold in concentrated forms that must be properly diluted with water before feeding.) The infant’s plasma osmolality is 352 mOsm/L (normal is 280 to 300 mOsm/L), and the osmolality of the urine is 497 mOsm/L. What is the explanation for the hyperosmotic condition of the plasma?

#Question id: 11947

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Why is milk produced only after delivery, not before?

#Question id: 11948

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Which of the following increases the rate of excretion of calcium ions by the kidney?

#Question id: 11949

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

If a woman has a tumor secreting large amounts of estrogen from the adrenal gland, which of the following will occur?