A new drug was found to decrease Hepatitis B virus. The drug is an analogue of one of the nucleic acid bases of DNA and probably works by being incorporated into the virus and disrupting viral genes during viral DNA replication. However, patients in a clinical trial of the drug […]

One process that is considered very important to the health of coral reef ecosystems (and that may be currently under stress) is their connectedness to surrounding systems. What is meant by the concept of connectedness and by what processes are coral reefs “connected” to other surrounding systems? Your response should […]

An insufficiency of ADH (antidiuretic hormone) can cause an individual to develop diabetes insipidus. What do you predict the clinical manifestations of this disease to be? Your answer is the change compared to normal, resting values.answer the following according to the above statement.Urine volume:Select one:1. Higher2. Lower3. No changeHydration status:Select […]

A is the allele for the enzyme involved in making melanin and a is the allele thatcodes for the inactive form of the enzyme. Albinismis observed in an individual with two non- functional copies of the enzyme.(a) What is the genotype of an individual not showing albinism?(b) You have a […]