An Important Technique That Allows Biologists to Trace the Fate

question 28

Multiple Choice

An important technique that allows biologists to trace the fate of chemicals in metabolic pathways is the use

• A)of the immunofluorescence microscope.
• B)of radioactive isotopes.
• C)of time lapse photography.
• D)of centrifugation.

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