Karyotypes can be studied to determine an organism s chromosomal makeup and to detect genetic defects. patau syndrome occurs when an individual has an extra copy of chromosome 13, giving them three copies. symptoms of patau syndrome include extra digits, seizures, and cleft palate. which word would geneticists use to describe the cause of patau syndrome?
a. diploidy
b. homologous
c. heterozygous
d. trisomy

In which of the following ways is the function of the surface of a microsphere similar to the function of an actual cell membrane? a.both make it possible for the conditions in the interior to be different from the conditions outside. b.both provide a barrier that keeps water from flowing across it so the interior remains dry. c.both separate the rna that forms in the interior from any rna that might form in the environment. d.both can actively move molecules into the interior or out into the surrounding environment.

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Atypical human cell is approximately 12.00 μm in diameter and enclosed by a membrane that is 5.000 nm thick. (a) what is the volume of the cell including the membrane? (b) what is the volume of the cell membrane? (c) what percent of the total volume does its membrane occupy? to simplify the calculations, model the cell as a sphere. enter your answers using four significant figures.