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One uncommon genetic factor in obesity, the ___, increases your risk of obesity by ___ , and ___  if you are homozygous for the factor.
 
  a. ob/ob; 50; 75
  b. db/db; 0; 100
  c. A allele of the FTO gene; 30; 70
  d. B allele of the AGP gene; 10; 50

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The most impressive results in restoring lost vision for people suffering from retinitis pigmentosa have come from ___.
 
  a. gene transplantation to treat a photopigment deficiency
  b. transplanting hippocampal stem cells into the retina
  c. implanting fetal retinal cells into the adult retina
  d. implanting fetal stem cells into the adult retina


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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