Will treating a viral infection with antibiotics affect the course of the infection? a) no; antibiotics work by inhibiting enzymes specific to bacteria. antibiotics have no effect on eukaryotic or virally encoded enzymes. b) no; antibiotics do not kill viruses because viruses do not have dna or rna. c) yes; antibiotics activate the immune system, and this decreases the severity of the infection. d) yes; antibiotics can prevent viral entry into the cell by binding to host-receptor proteins.

Polydactyly is expressed when an individual has extra fingers and/or toes. assume that a man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot marries a woman with a normal number of digits. having extra digits is caused by a dominant allele. the couple has a son with normal hands and feet, but the couple's second child has extra digits. what is the probability that their next child will have polydactyly? polydactyly is expressed when an individual has extra fingers and/or toes. assume that a man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot marries a woman with a normal number of digits. having extra digits is caused by a dominant allele. the couple has a son with normal hands and feet, but the couple's second child has extra digits. what is the probability that their next child will have polydactyly? 1/8 1/32 3/4 7/16 1/2