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Retinoblastoma usually occurs as a sporadic event but in around 10% of cases there is a positive family history due to autosomal dominant inheritance. In these families the penetrance is approximately 80% (= 0.8). A woman with retinoblastoma, whose father and grandfather were also affected, has an unaffected partner with no relevant family history. Which of the following is correct regarding their children?

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology
  1. The probability that their first child will be affected is 0.25.
  2. The probability that their first child will be affected is 0.4.
  3. The probability that each of their children will be affected is 0.5.
  4. The probability that each of their children will be affected is 0.4 X 0.5.
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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

A bone marrow transplant may not be appropriate from a given donor (Jane) to a given recipient (Janeʹs cousin Bob), even though Jane has previously given blood for one of Bobʹs needed transfusions. Which of the following might account for this?

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#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

Many reptile groups initiate gastrulation by migration through an amphibian- like blastopore, avian and mammalian gastrulation takes place through the:

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Identical heat lamps are arranged to shine on two identical containers, one containing water and one methanol (wood alcohol), so that each liquid absorbs the same amount of energy minute by minute. The covalent bonds of methanol molecules are nonpolar, so there are no hydrogen bonds among methanol molecules. Which of the following graphs correctly describes what will happen to the temperature of the water and the methanol?

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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

Electrophoresis of RNA is usually carried out in

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Dozens of potato varieties exist, differing from each other in potato-tuber size, skin color, flesh color, and shape. One might construct a classification of potatoes based on these morphological traits. Which of these criticisms of such a classification scheme is most likely to come from an adherent of the phylocode method of classification?