Warfarin acts by inhibiting the activity of the VKORC1 protein, which helps to produce functional clotting factors. There is a variant in the VKORC1 gene that lowers the dose of warfarin required for treatment, and individuals with this variant have increased risk of bleeding when they are treated with warfarin. This variant is found 1639 base pairs upstream of the translational start site. This variant likely:. a. decreases the activity of the VKORC1 protein. b. increases the activity of the VKORC1 protein. c. decreases expression of the VKORC1 gene. d. increases expression of the VKORC1 gene.

Which of the following lines of evidence would best support your assertion that a particular plant is an angiosperm? a) it produces seeds. b) it retains its fertilized egg within its archaegonium. c) it lacks gametangia. d) it undergoes alternation of generations.

Which is an advantage of having memory cells when a pathogen is encountered for a second time. a) the memory cells are what proliferate into clones of cells in response to the binding of an antigen. b) memory cells are vital to the primary immune response in that they immediately recognize pathogens even at the first encounter. c) memory cells are essentially effector cells that are short lived and attack antigens even without having a receptor specific to that antigen. d) it ensures that more lymphocytes with a receptor specific to a particular antigen will be present than in a host that had never encountered that pathogen.

What is the difference between a meteoroid and a meteor?