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#Question id: 2993

During meiosis, a defect occurs in a cell that results in the failure of spindle microtubules binding at the kinetochores. Which of the following statements describes the most likely result of such a defect?

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New microtubules with more effective binding capabilities to kinetochores will be synthesized to compensate for the defect.
Excessive cell divisions will occur resulting in cancerous tumors and an increase in the chromosome numbers known as polyploidy.
The defect will be bypassed in order to ensure normal chromosome distribution in the new cells.
The resulting cells will not receive the correct number of chromosomes in the gametes, a condition known as aneuploidy.

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#Question id: 15895

#SCPH05 I Biotechnology

Secondary metabolites are___

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#Question id: 1414

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Which of the following genes encodes a caspase in C. elegans?

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#Question id: 48

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Which of the following statements regarding enantiomers true?

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#Question id: 13108

#SCPH28 | Zoology

With the help of DNA fingerprinting which can be used to determine paternity. There are three babies (Baby A, Baby B and Baby C) in a maternity ward, and three sets of confused and worried parents. (Father and Mother #1 are a couple, as are Father and Mother #2, and Father and Mother #3.)

You do each PCR reaction on chromosome 15 and load each one into a separate well of an agarose gel, and then run the gel.

Why is it that some people show three bands?

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#Question id: 5239

#I Life Science/ Life Sciences Group – I-V

Which of the following statements is not true for Hfr strains of E. coli ?