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What type of genetic material do viruses contain ?

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Most viruses have either RNA or DNA as their genetic material. The nucleic acid may be single- or double-stranded. The entire infectious virus particle, called a virion, consists of the nucleic acid and an outer shell of protein.

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In humans there is a dominant allele (A) for the absence of moles; while the recessive allele (a) results in the presence of mol

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Answer:

a. $(p + q)^7$ = $p^7q^0+7p^6q+21p^5q^2+35p^4q^3+35p^3q^4+21p^2q^5+7pq^6+p^0q^7$

b. i. 0.75

ii. 0.000061

iii. 0.012

iv. 0.17

c. 0.67

Explanation:

a. The expansion of the binomial (p + q)7 would be such that:

$(p + q)^7$ = $p^7q^0+7p^6q+21p^5q^2+35p^4q^3+35p^3q^4+21p^2q^5+7pq^6+p^0q^7$

b. Both couples are heterozygous:

Aa x Aa

AA Aa Aa aa

Since A is dominant over a,

probability of having mole (aa) = 1/4

probability of not having moles = 3/4

Therefore, the probability of the first child not having moles = 3/4 or 0.75

ii. Let the probability of not having mole = p and the probability of having mole = q. From the binomial expansion:

$(p + q)^7$ = $p^7q^0+7p^6q+21p^5q^2+35p^4q^3+35p^3q^4+21p^2q^5+7pq^6+p^0q^7$

Probability that all of the children will have moles = $p^0q^7$

since p = 3/4 and q = 1/4

$p^0q^7$ = $(3/4)^0(1/4)^7$ = 0.000061

iii. Probability that the first two children will have no moles and the last five will have moles = $21p^2q5$

= $21(3/4)^2(1/4)^5$

= 0.012

iv. Probability that 4 will have no moles and 3 will have moles out of the 7 children = $35p^4q^3$

= $35(3/4)^4(1/4)^3$

= 0.17

c. Probability that the child born without moles is a carrier of the a-allele = probability of heterozygous.

From the cross in (b), the genotypes of those born without moles are AA and 2Aa. Therefore, the probability of not having moles and be Aa is:

= 2/3 or 0.67

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Where are helper T cells found in the body

Mariulka [41]

Helper T cells are found in the Thymus.

Explanation:

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What is a pH of something that is considered neutral?

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Answer: Water. The pH level is 7.

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Which of these is true of the cytoplasm of an unfertilized egg?

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Answer:

Answer is A. It is an unevenly distributed mixture of mRNA ,proteins, organelles and other substances.

Explanation:

A cytoplasm can be described as all the materials within a cell or the protoplasm of a cell, excluding the nucleus, which are surrounded or enclosed by the cell membrane.

An unfertilized egg is an egg that is yet to be fertilized by the male spermatozoa.

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To prove Co2 is necessary for photosynthesis which experiment is carry out

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Experiment to prove the necessity of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis - definition. Insert a part of the leaf of a destarched plant into a conical flask containing potassium hydroxide. Potassium hydroxide solution absorbs the carbon dioxide gas from the air present in the glass bottle.

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