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True or False. The COVID-19 RT-PCR test detects coronavirus antigens (proteins).

True or False. Low risk HPV types make E6 oncoproteins that bind strongly to p53 and induce p53 degradation.

True or False. All humans have identical microbiomes.

True or False. The role of bacteriostatic agents is to cause bacterial cell death.

True or False. One clinical application of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is to monitor therapeutic response in cancer patients by testing circulating tumor DNA for cancer drug resistance.

True or False.  Imbalances or distinct changes to the composition of your microbiome is called dysbiosis.

True or False. Histone methylation is a post translational modification.

In theory, if a human had an ACE2 receptor mutation, what might be the impact on SARS-CoV-2 infectivity?  Select ALL that apply.

True or False. p53 can induce the expression of p21 which can play a role in regulating both major checkpoints within the cell cycle.

What would happen to the lac operon in the absence of lactose?  Select ALL that apply.