Biology and Genetics

(31) As the magmas of the Early Earth cooled they began to form homogeneous, nat

(31)   As the magmas of the Early Earth cooled they began to form homogeneous, naturally-occurring, solid inorganic substances with definable chemical composition and an orderly a…

(31. What is the purpose of cellular respiration/ a. To get O2 into our bodies a

(31. What is the purpose of cellular respiration/ a. To get O2 into our bodies and to get CO2 out of our bodies b. To use the energy of sunlight to synthesize sugars c. To make AT…

(35 points- ideal reactor models) A two pond lagoon system shown below is contin

(35 points- ideal reactor models) A two pond lagoon system shown below is continu fed by a moderate strength waste from a housing project with a l decay rate of BOD is 3/day. Assu…

(3] The restriction enzyme EcoRI cuts the sequence GAATTC. Part of the coding se

(3] The restriction enzyme EcoRI cuts the sequence GAATTC. Part of the coding sequence of a certain gene reads as follows: CAA AAC CTC AAG TCA ACG AGT TCG GTA ACG TAC Gln Asn Leu …

(4 Therapeutic Communications VOCABULARY REVIEW Fill in the blanks with the corr

(4 Therapeutic Communications VOCABULARY REVIEW Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary terms from this chapter 1. A comment that large individuals are lazy is an example o…

(4 marks) A fragment of DNA is cloned into a plasmid with a sequencing primer bi

(4 marks) A fragment of DNA is cloned into a plasmid with a sequencing primer binding site. After dideoxy sequencing, the gel pattern shown in this diagram is obtained ddATP react…

(4 marks) Now imagine two different workers, Simon and Fraser, who are employed

(4 marks) Now imagine two different workers, Simon and Fraser, who are employed at a factory in BC that makes hockey pucks. The factory operates 12 hours per day, from 6:00 am to …

(4 of 5) Hemoglobin is known to exist in both T- and R-state conformations. The

(4 of 5) Hemoglobin is known to exist in both T- and R-state conformations. The T-state is stabilized by a significant number of noncovalent interactions many of which are concent…

(4 points) An important criterion often used for establishing disease causality

(4 points) An important criterion often used for establishing disease causality associated with a microbe is to provide evidence for the presence of the microbe at the infection s…

(4 points) In order to shift the equilibrium of this reaction to favor the produ

(4 points) In order to shift the equilibrium of this reaction to favor the products, we had water leave the reaction due to its immiscibility with the ester product. This is not a…

(4 points) One day while doing field biology research you discover a new species

(4 points) One day while doing field biology research you discover a new species of beetle. You bring it back to the lab and attempt to breed this species to characterize its vari…

(4 points) The following questions are based on the wild type DNA sequence shown

(4 points) The following questions are based on the wild type DNA sequence shown below. Only one of the strands is used as a template for synthesizing an mRNA with a functional pr…

(4 pts) Circle the best answer. Which of the following sequences corresponds to

(4 pts) Circle the best answer. Which of the following sequences corresponds to an alpha helix with one hydrophobic face and one hydrophilic face? (Hint: you can use the helical w…

(4 pts) You are running an SDS-PAGE gel and want to load a total of 25 ug of pro

(4 pts) You are running an SDS-PAGE gel and want to load a total of 25 ug of protein in each well. Complete the table below indicating what volume of cach sample should be loaded.…

(4) A couple, both of whom are heterozygous carriers of a recessive disease alle

(4) A couple, both of whom are heterozygous carriers of a recessive disease allele, have two children. What is the probability that both children are affected with the disease? [2…

(4) Assume you had a population of 100,000 people. If you summed the prevalence

(4) Assume you had a population of 100,000 people. If you summed the prevalence of cases at each of the six weeks (for instance, at week 1 the prevalence was 100 cases, at week 2 …

(4) INTERIORS Say we discover two new planets -- Sram and Noom. They are both be

(4) INTERIORS Say we discover two new planets -- Sram and Noom. They are both believed to have a core of rock surrounded by a mantle of ice. They are the same size but Sram has a …

(4) In problem 1 above, you found that the temperature decreases linearly with h

(4) In problem 1 above, you found that the temperature decreases linearly with height at a lapse rate given by . Use your equation for the temperature as a function of height to d…

(4-1) Please show all work! A particle moves in one dimension, and its position

(4-1) Please show all work! A particle moves in one dimension, and its position as a function of time is given by x (1.8 m/s)t (-3.4 m/s2)t2 (a) What is the particle's average vel…

(4.1) The order in which GTFs bind at core promoters may be inferred from electr

(4.1) The order in which GTFs bind at core promoters may be inferred from electrophoretic mobility shift experiments: the binding of proteins to DNA molecules generally slows thei…

(40 111 1 2:08 AM 1. What is biomaterials? Why do we study biomaterials? What is

(40 111 1 2:08 AM 1. What is biomaterials? Why do we study biomaterials? What is the 4 typical types of biomaterials? Current stents used in clinics usually fall short on clinical…

(40 POINTS QUESTION) Insulin has two confromational states, and the main differe

(40 POINTS QUESTION) Insulin has two confromational states, and the main difference in the B chain (the long chain) between the two states is the length of the central alpha-helix…

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(42,432 unread) -shakentha Extra credit Reading ass X Homework execute/content/file?cmd-view&content; id- 7839710 18course id-_290517.1 6. Triclosan is a broad-spectrum antiba…

(42,432 unread-shakenthe Extra credit Reading ass × Homework ecute/content/file?

(42,432 unread-shakenthe Extra credit Reading ass × Homework ecute/content/file?cmd-view&content; id-7839710 18course id 2905171 18. In C4 photosynthesis, where does the carbo…

(42,432 unread-shakenthe Extra credit Reading ass × ecute/content/file?cmd_view&

(42,432 unread-shakenthe Extra credit Reading ass × ecute/content/file?cmd_view&contentid;:78397 101 &course-id;=-290517-1 14. Photorespiration is detrimental for a plant …

(46 pts) Answer True or False for each of the following questions. a) The most c

(46 pts) Answer True or False for each of the following questions. a) The most commonly seen form of DNA double helix in the cell is the A form belix b) In E coli, the DNA double …

(4pts) A vegetative storage protein (VSP2) from the model plant Arabidopsis thal

(4pts) A vegetative storage protein (VSP2) from the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana (At) was purified as a wild-type (AtVSP2) and a recombinant protein (Nus-AtVSP2). D119E is an …

(4pts) Design an experiment to test if caspases are active during your apoptotic

(4pts) Design an experiment to test if caspases are active during your apoptotic event. This is just the experimental design...what are you going to do (not what will it show you)…

(4pts.) An 8-year-old boy falls while playing and abrades the skin over his thig

(4pts.) An 8-year-old boy falls while playing and abrades the skin over his thigh and hip. The injury does not appear to be serious, and no effort is made to clean the wound or ap…

(5 marks) You are studying regulation of an E. coli promoter for the fusE operon

(5 marks) You are studying regulation of an E. coli promoter for the fusE operon using a cloned fragment of the promoter DNA and a possible regulatory protein (fooR) that you puri…

(5 of 5) Which of the following would be true for a protein folding event? o An

(5 of 5) Which of the following would be true for a protein folding event? o An enormous number of possible structures could form for even a small primary structure but these stru…

(5 points) Based on the Ko values which of these drugs is the tightest binder to

(5 points) Based on the Ko values which of these drugs is the tightest binder to y-opioid Louw a.cr,'^?? (5 points) Based on the Ko values, which of these drugs is the weakest bin…

(5 pt). BAC is defined as grams of ethanol in 100 mL of blood (g/100 mL). Minute

(5 pt). BAC is defined as grams of ethanol in 100 mL of blood (g/100 mL). Minutes after drinking one fluid ounce shot of Gin, an average person will show a 0.15% BAC in a breathal…

(5 pts) Answer the following questions about protein structure by entering the a

(5 pts) Answer the following questions about protein structure by entering the appropriate word from the list below in each blank. Note that some words will not be used. 12. ligan…

(5) A group of students evaluated the microbicidal effectiveness of the followin

(5) A group of students evaluated the microbicidal effectiveness of the following 6 chemicals with the Disk-Diffusion Method. CHEMICALS WITH ZONES OF INHIBITION (MM) 10% L 30 Pine…

(5) A myoglobin similar to the example we did in class had the protonation of a

(5) A myoglobin similar to the example we did in class had the protonation of a histidine residue coupled to the oxidation of a heme. The histidine had a pKA of 6.0 when the heme …

(5) Questions about fatty acid synthesis and catabolism What are two differences

(5) Questions about fatty acid synthesis and catabolism What are two differences between fatty acid synthesis and fatty acid catabolism? (2 points) (A) What molecule do cells use …

(5) The normal inner radius of a large artery is 2 mm. It is 75 cm long, and the

(5) The normal inner radius of a large artery is 2 mm. It is 75 cm long, and the flow through it is 1/200 of the total blood flow. How would the pressure drop across it change if …

(5) What is the mean spreading rate of the oceanic crust, S? This is the amount

(5) What is the mean spreading rate of the oceanic crust, S? This is the amount of spreading per year required to generate oceanic crust at the rate determined 40.19 Km^3/yr. The …

(5) Which of the following statements about Vitamin K, EF-hand domains and GLA d

(5) Which of the following statements about Vitamin K, EF-hand domains and GLA domains are true (indicate all that are true, 5 points) (A) Vitamin K is necessary for the -carboxyl…

(5) Which of the following statements best explains the information we can obtai

(5) Which of the following statements best explains the information we can obtain from mass spectrometry? (a) It allows us to determine the number of protons in a compound. (b) It…

(5) You have an artificial cell with 150 mM NaCl inside the cell and 15 mM NaCi

(5) You have an artificial cell with 150 mM NaCl inside the cell and 15 mM NaCi outside the cell. The only channels in this cell are chloride channels are they are closed a) Is th…

(5). Explain why actin filaments are polar and why this is important in muscle c

(5). Explain why actin filaments are polar and why this is important in muscle contraction. (2 points) (6). Membrane extension in crawling requires which of the following? Circle …

(6 Points) Describe three aberrations to this pathway that could potentially lea

(6 Points) Describe three aberrations to this pathway that could potentially lead to tumor formation. What is the consequence to the remainder of the pathway and cellular response…

(6 Points) Describe three aberrations to this pathway that could potentially lea

(6 Points) Describe three aberrations to this pathway that could potentially lead to tumor formation. What is the consequence to the remainder of the pathway and cellular response…

(6 Points) We have discussed multiple research papers this summer session and th

(6 Points) We have discussed multiple research papers this summer session and the types of research have varied greatly in their methods and employment. Below is a list of a sampl…

(6 of 18) Match the following: fraction bound A. Negative for proteins with high

(6 of 18) Match the following: fraction bound A. Negative for proteins with high affinity for their ligand. Edissociation constantsmall for proteins with high B. Forms the top hal…

(6 points) A maize plant is homozygous for an allele C m , caused by the inserti

(6 points) A maize plant is homozygous for an allele Cm, caused by the insertion of a Ds element into the coding region of a gene (C) that encodes an enzyme necessary for the synt…

(6 points) A piece of DNA encoded the following protein product N- met-pro-cys-

(6 points) A piece of DNA encoded the following protein product N- met-pro-cys- gln- arg- trp-trp-C Researchers were for some mysterious reason unable to directly sequence the DNA…

(6%) Problem 7: The softest sound a human ear can hear is at 0 dB (1-1012 wm2) S

(6%) Problem 7: The softest sound a human ear can hear is at 0 dB (1-1012 wm2) Sounds above 130 dB cause pain. A particular student's eardrum has an area of 4 59 mm2 Randomized Va…