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CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FOR EACH QUESTION You have identified the mutation in a p53 gene responsible for an aggressive type of lung cancer. The normal template sequence is on the top, while the mutant template sequence is below. The specific mutation is shown below in red. What type of mutation is it? [answer1] What change does the mutation cause? [answer2] Normal p53 DNA Sequence: 3′ – AAT GCA AAA CCA TTG CCA – 5’Mutant p53 DNA Sequence: 3′ – AAT GCA AAT CCA TTG CCA – 5′

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER Zlorp is an alien world is governed by Mendelian genetics, so your hard-learned “Earth Biology” will still apply. On Zlorp, there’s a vegetable called Zulara, which a lot of Zlorpians love. Unfortunately, there’s a disease that’s sweeping through the Zulara population. Zlorpians have discovered that Zulara susceptibility to the disease is controlled by a single gene with two alleles – S (susceptible) and s (not-susceptible). A Zlorpian farmer crosses a Zulara plant with susceptible fruit (Ss) with a plant with non-susceptible fruit (ss). What is the chance that any offspring of this crossing will not be susceptible?

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER The spinach plant (Spinacia oleracea) is a diploid organism. The total number of chromosomes in a spinach somatic cell is 12 (2n = 12). Following meiosis, how many chromosomes would you find in a spinach gamete?

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER The building blocks of DNA are nucleotides. The four nucleotides of DNA are commonly referred to by the first letter of its full name: A, T, C, and G. What component of the following is not a component of a nucleotide molecule?

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWERS Which 3 of the following processes DO NOT generate new, heritable genetic variation in a population?

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER We reviewed multiple definitions of life, including one from the textbook. All of these definitions identified a common set of basic characteristics that must be met for something to be considered alive. Which of the following is not included in that common set of basic characteristics?

(a) (2 points) What is penetration testing? (b) (4 points) What does it mean to be “stealthy” during a penetration testing? (c) (4 points) What are the benefits of penetration testing?

Which of the following are software security design flaws?

Security software focuses on engineering software so that it continues to function correctly under malicious attack. 

Streak artifacts arising from the dense petrous bones is a result of _____