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In the fruit fly Drosophila, a rudimentary wing called “vestigial” and dark body color called “ebony” are inherited at independent loci and are recessive to their dominant wild-type counterparts, full wing and gray body color. Dihybrid wild-type males and females are crossed, and 6400 progeny are produced. Part A: How […]

A young man was brought to the hospital suffering an unknown disease. Unfortunately, the young patient did not make it. Upon examination of his liver cells it was determined that the liver cells were extremely unhealthy. In fact, it was determined that there was an accumulation of a protein (called […]

Q. In 1861, Louis Pasteur observed that while yeasts grow in a sugar and protein medium, completely free of air, they ferment vigorously; and for every gram of yeast that forms, 60 to 80 grams of sugar disappeared. If experiment is carried out in the presence of air, for one […]

Microbiology: Bauman, R.W. (2015). Microbiology with diseases by body system (4th ed.) San Francisco: Pearson Benjamin Cummings. ISBN: 9780321918383 Chapter 16: Adaptive Immunity Overview of Adaptive Immunity 1. Describe the difference between adaptive and innate immunity. 2. List and describe the 5 attributes of adaptive immunity. Elements of Adaptive Immunity […]