Cartilage Is Composed of Each of the Following EXCEPT One

question 21

Multiple Choice

Cartilage is composed of each of the following EXCEPT one. Which is the EXCEPTION?

• A) Chondroblasts
• B) Chondrocytes
• C) Collagen
• D) Osteoblasts
• E) Ground substance

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Definitions:

Okazaki Fragments

Short sequences of DNA nucleotides synthesized discontinuously and later linked together to form the lagging strand during DNA replication.

Heavy Nitrogen (15N)

A stable isotope of nitrogen, used in scientific studies to trace nitrogen pathways and cycles in the environment or organisms.

Meselson and Stahl

Scientists who conducted a landmark experiment in 1958 demonstrating that DNA replication is semiconservative, where each of the original strands serves as a template for a new strand.

Semiconservatively

A method of DNA replication where each of the two parental strands serve as templates for new strands, leading to two daughter molecules each having one old and one new strand of DNA.