Which, if any, of the following observations are consistent…
Which, if any, of the following observations are consistent with the effect of purifying selection, and which, if any, are consistent with the effect of positive selection? A) Human populations that are accustomed to high-starch diets have higher copy numbers of the α-amylase gene (amalyse is an enzyme that breaks down starch) than human populations with a low starch diet. . [A] B) Telomere DNA sequences in all vertebrates have tandem TTAGGG repeats. [B] C) Humans show very high levels of heterozygosity at the classical HLA loci. [C] D) Human calmodulin and an ortholog in Drosophila each have 149 amino acids and differ at just four amino acid positions. [D]
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An older adult male client is admitted to the cardiac ICU after suffering a heart attack. Upon taking a history after the client is stable, the nurse charts that he weighs over 275 lb (123.75 kg), has a history of heart disease in his family, suffers frequent stress at work, drinks alcohol daily, and smokes two packs of cigarettes daily. What are some modifiable risks factors for this client that has attributed to his heart attack? (Select all that apply.)
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A client has not had a bowel movement for 4 days and has been prescribed milk of magnesia 1.5 teaspoons orally as needed for relief of constipation. How many milliliters will the nurse administer (round the answer to the nearest tenth)?
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