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question 22

Multiple Choice

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A young woman comes into your office for a lactation consultation complaining that her 1-month-old baby is colicky and slow to gain weight.Her baby requires 6 to 7 diaper changes each day and suffers from diarrhea.She tells you she allows the baby to nurse equally on each breast so that she does not feel "overfull";she is desperate for help and asks your advice on what to do.A 24-hour diet history provides the following information about her eating habits.
Breakfast:   cereal,milk,banana,and walnut pieces;sometimes she has eggs
Lunch:  peanut butter sandwich,salad,and grapes with a glass of milk
Dinner:  fish or chicken,vegetables,potato or rice,applesauce,and milk
Snacks:  change daily,but she likes trail mix because it is easy to eat when nursing
-After looking at her diet,what changes could you suggest to help with the baby's colic?

• A)Eliminate all fruit except canned fruit
• B)Eliminate nuts
• C)Eliminate dairy products
• D)All of the above
• E)b and c only

Describe the mechanisms and rates of genetic substitution and their role in evolutionary divergence.

Ability to align DNA sequences and infer evolutionary relationships.

Recognize the importance of neutral theory and the balance between mutation and genetic drift.

Identify the factors influencing the difficulty of obtaining correct sequence alignments.

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Definitions:

Nodule

A small lump or mass of tissue within the body, which can be due to various causes, benign or malignant.

Stratum Corneum

The outermost layer of the skin, consisting of dead cells that provide a barrier to protect underlying tissue.

Stratum Granulosum

A layer of the epidermis found beneath the stratum lucidum and above the stratum spinosum, characterized by granular appearing cells.

Epidermis

The outermost layer of the skin, which acts as a barrier to protect against environmental elements, pathogens, and water loss.