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#Question id: 8897


Which of the following statements would be least acceptable to most zoologists?

#SCPH28 | Zoology
  1. The extant cephalochordates (lancelets) are contemporaries, not ancestors, of vertebrates.
  2. The first fossils resembling cephalochordates appeared in the fossil record around 550 million years ago.
  3. Recent work in molecular systematics supports the hypothesis that cephalochordates are the most recent common ancestor of all vertebrates.
  4. The extant cephalochordates are the immediate ancestors of the fishes.
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#Question id: 1398

#SCPH28 | Zoology

Which of the following properties is (are) characteristic of a benign tumor?

a. well differentiated              b. localized to tissue of origin             c. metastatic               

d. promotes angiogenesis        e. surrounded by a fibrous capsule

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#Question id: 1399

#SCPH05 I Biotechnology

Loss-of-function mutations in which of the following genes typifies colorectal carcinomas?

a. myc              b. K-ras                       c. p53              d. APC

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#Question id: 1399

#SCPH06 I Botany

Loss-of-function mutations in which of the following genes typifies colorectal carcinomas?

a. myc              b. K-ras                       c. p53              d. APC

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#Question id: 1399

#SCPH28 | Zoology

Loss-of-function mutations in which of the following genes typifies colorectal carcinomas?

a. myc              b. K-ras                       c. p53              d. APC

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#Question id: 1400

#SCPH05 I Biotechnology

Which property is shared by malignant tumor cells and transformed cells in culture?

a. reduced growth factor requirement                        b. attachment-dependent growth

c. loss of actin microfilaments                                    d. altered morphology

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#Question id: 1400

#SCPH06 I Botany

Which property is shared by malignant tumor cells and transformed cells in culture?

a. reduced growth factor requirement                        b. attachment-dependent growth

c. loss of actin microfilaments                                    d. altered morphology