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Which of the choices below is NOT a fate of carbohydrate taken into the body?

List the four major macronutrients (AKA macromolecules) that are utilized by the human body. Describe their monomers (AKA building blocks) and major functions as it pertains to normal body activity.

The expressed form of a gene is described as the _____________.

The posterior portion of the pituitary gland is not technically considered an endocrine gland. Why would it not be considered an endocrine gland and where (or what system) would it technically fall under?

List the lines of the immune system and describe each of its components of the body’s defense system.

Down syndrome is an example of nondisjunction of chromosomes.

Josie, a 40-year old mother of six has made the decision to undergo tubal ligation as a permanent means of birth control. At the doctor’s office she asks if she will be menopausal after this surgery. How would you, her physician, explain this overall procedure to her and also answer her question?

Which method of contraception is most reliable?

Of the different sources of genetic variability, which one produces the variation in the combinations of alleles on a single chromosome?

Alex, a Biology major, has the dominant trait of rolling her tongue (the phenotype) but has no clue as to her genotype. Her husband cannot roll his tongue (the phenotype) and also does not know the genotype. If Alex and her husband have a daughter that cannot roll her tongue (the phenotype), then what is her genotype?