A 45-year-old woman developed fatigue in July and had blood counts that were reported to be normal. She was hospitalized because of a very severe headache in December, and was found to have a blood pressure of 175/90. Her laboratory values were as follows: hemoglobin (8.3 g/dL), RBC count (2.2 × 10^6/μl), Hct (23%), MCV (89 fL), WBCs (5100/μl), platelets (262 × 10^3/μl), and reticulocyte count 0.8%. What is the diagnosis for this patient?

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#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Two organisms, with genotypes BbDD and BBDd, are mated. Assuming independent assortment of the B/b and D/d genes, determine the genotypic ratios in offspring that would occur.

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Lamarck argued that species differ from one another because they have different needs, and so use certain of their organs and appendages. This hypothesis is known as?

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which of the following is not function as intracellular second messengers?

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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Which subunit of the E. coli core RNA polymerase (a2bbʹw) contributes to DNA binding?

A) a                 B) b                 C) bʹ                D) w

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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

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?