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Jipu 123

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Hydroxyurea is a common drug treatment for sickle cell anemia patients. Hydroxyurea improves sickle cell symptoms because it
 A) causes more hemoglobin alpha chains to be produced improving oxygen transport.
  B) causes more hemoglobin beta chains to be produced improving oxygen transport.
  C) increases the free iron in plasma.
  D) stimulates the production of fetal hemoglobin improving oxygen transport.
  E) increases the production of heme.

Question 2

The loss of heat energy by vaporizing water is called
 A) radiation.
  B) conduction.
  C) convection.
  D) evaporation.
  E) transmission.


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Reply #1 on: Feb 27, 2019
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Jipu 123

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Reply #2 on: Feb 27, 2019
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Feb 27, 2019
Great! Please up vote :D


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