All of the Following Are True About Saw Palmetto,EXCEPT ________

question 66

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true about saw palmetto,EXCEPT ________.

• A) it is used to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy
• B) it comes from a palm tree in the southeastern United States
• C) its fruit was used by the Seminole Indians to treat genitourinary disease
• D) it is a prescription drug.

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Definitions:

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell, involved in sexual reproduction.

Sperm Cell

The male reproductive cell, which can fertilize an egg cell to initiate the development of a new organism.

Genetic Material

Molecules within living cells that carry genetic information, primarily DNA or RNA, which guide the development, functioning, and reproduction of organisms.

Monozygotic (MZ) Twins

Twins that derive from a single zygote that has split into two; identical twins. Each MZ twin carries the same genetic code.