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... disease , a degenerative disease of the nervous system , is caused by a late - acting lethal dominant allele . • The phenotypic effects of this disease do not appear until about 35 to 40 years of age . It is irreversible and lethal once ...
... disease , a degenerative disease of the nervous system , is caused by a late - acting lethal dominant allele . • The phenotypic effects of this disease do not appear until about 35 to 40 years of age . It is irreversible and lethal once ...
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... disease was contagious and proposed that the infectious agent was an unusually small bacterium that could not be seen with a microscope . • He successfully transmitted the disease by spraying sap from infected plants onto the healthy ...
... disease was contagious and proposed that the infectious agent was an unusually small bacterium that could not be seen with a microscope . • He successfully transmitted the disease by spraying sap from infected plants onto the healthy ...
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... Disease About 1/2 of human disease is caused by bacteria . Some pathogens are opportunistic . Opportunistic = Normal inhabitants of the body that become pathogenic only when defenses are weakened . • For example , Streptococcus ...
... Disease About 1/2 of human disease is caused by bacteria . Some pathogens are opportunistic . Opportunistic = Normal inhabitants of the body that become pathogenic only when defenses are weakened . • For example , Streptococcus ...
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Preface | 2 |
Water and the Fitness of the Environment | 22 |
Structure and Function of Macromolecules | 39 |
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