(lo4.16) a polygenic disease would be a bad target for gene therapy because
a. polygenic diseases cause symptoms in too many organs to be treated effectively by changing one gene.
b. many genes would have to be successfully changed to treat the disease.
c. in polygenic diseases the gene mutates each time the affected cells divide by mitosis.
d. the parents as well as the children would have to be treated with gene therapy to treat the disease.

Fan egg cell containing the (n+1) number of chromosomes combines with a sperm cell containing the (n) number of chromosomes, what is the result of this union? a) all future somatic cells of the organism will contain the (2n + 1) number of chromosomes. b) all future somatic cells of the organism will contain the (2n - 1) number of chromosomes. c) only certain somatic cells of the organism will contain the (2n + 1) number of chromosomes. d) all future somatic cells of the organism will contain the normal diploid number of chromosomes.

Tara sees a commercial for a brand of pills that promise to boost energy and people perform better in work and school. as people in the commercial talk about how much better they feel when taking the pill, tara notices a message on the bottom of the screen that reads, "this pill is not approved by doctors and has not been tested in controlled experiments." what is the best conclusion that tara should make about the commercial? it is making scientific claims based on subjective observations. it is making scientific claims based on opinions instead of pseudoscientific facts. it is making pseudoscientific claims based on objective observations. it is making pseudoscientific claims based on opinions instead of scientific facts.

Drag each label to the correct location on the table. each label can be used more than once. decide whether each statement describes saturated fat, unsaturated fat, or both saturated and unsaturated fats.