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1. Cystic fibrosis is the most common serious genetic disease in the USA. If the frequency, q, of the recessive cystic fibrosis allele, c, in the USA is 0.04, what is the frequency of people with cystic fibrosis? Remember that if C is the normal allele with a frequency p, […]

1. Explain in your own words how to determine the Minimum Number of Individuals (MNI) from a collection of bones. 2. Explain how a sample of assorted skeletal remains from a large number of people from an ancient population, as was found at Sima de los Huesos, can provide more […]

1. Blood cell formation is called ________. a. ossificationb. hematopoiesisc. homeostasisd. metabolism 2. What bones protect the spinal cord? a. ribsb. sternumc. vertebraed. coxal bones 3. Cube-shaped bones that contain mostly spongy bone are called ________ bones. a. flatb. longc. shortd. irregular 4. Small canals that connect osteocytes in their […]

Part I: 1. Reflect on your practice and identify a significant clinical issue that you would like to search for evidence in online sources. This issue will be the basis for the Research Database Assignment. Describe what makes your issue significant, for example, the seriousness, the number of people affected, […]