1.Explain how Toxoplasma gondii is the most successful parasite in the world.  Explain the roles of definite and intermediate hosts, including the roles of cats and undercooked meat.  Be sure to include trophozoites, encystment and excystment.

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1.Explain how Toxoplasma gondii is the most successful parasite in the world.  Explain the roles of definite and intermediate hosts, including the roles of cats and undercooked meat.  Be sure to include trophozoites, encystment and excystment.

2.Why was the discovery of reverse transcriptase a momentous event in biology?  Be sure to explain what the protein does and how this is different to the central dogma of biology.  What major disease uses this enzyme to cause infection and how does it contribute to the organism's virulence?

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