Pregunta 1
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The animal extracellular matrix contains what in comparison to plant ECM?
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collagen
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more protein in comparison to carbohydrate
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microfibrils
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both collagen and protein
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both collagen and microfibrils
Pregunta 2
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Desmosomes are a cell-cell attachment mostly commonly found in which of the following animal cells?
Pregunta 3
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Which of the following is NOT part of a desmosome?
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attaches the plasma membrane of adjacent cells
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has membrane proteins that link cells
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has intermediate filaments
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has plasmodesmata that connect cytoplasm of adjacent cells
Pregunta 4
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Which of the following is NOT a lipid-soluble signaling molecule?
Pregunta 5
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In order for a G protein to be activated, what needs to occur?
Pregunta 6
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Which of the following is NOT a second messenger?
Pregunta 7
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Which of the following demonstrates the mechanics of G-Protein-Coupled Receptors
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G protein remains inactive when bound to GTP
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G protein remains inactive when bound to GDP
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G protein splits into two parts when activated
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A second messenger triggers a response when bound to the signal receptor
Pregunta 8
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Where are the protein components of the extracellular matrix synthesized?
Pregunta 9
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[blank_start]Lipid-soluble[blank_end] signaling molecules often pass through the plasma membrane and bind to cytosolic signal receptors. Signaling molecules that are [blank_start]not lipid soluble[blank_end] often bind to signal receptors in the plasma membrane.
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Lipid-soluble
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Non-lipid soluble
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Hydrophobic
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non-lipid soluble
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lipid soluble
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hydrophilic
Pregunta 10
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One unique feature of lipid soluble signaling molecules are their ability to
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behave as transcription factors
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use a signal transduction system
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act as kinases
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both behave as transcription factors and act as kinases
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both use a signal transduction system and act as kinases
Pregunta 11
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The connecting of cytoskeletons between adjacent cells in animal tissues is accomplished using
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gap junctions
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desmosomes
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tight junctions
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hormones
Pregunta 12
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The use of signal transduction systems enables cells to
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activate and/or deactivate specific cellular activities
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control gene expression
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amplify cellular responses
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activate/deactivate specific cellular activities and control gene expression
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all choices would apply
Pregunta 13
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Who discovered the secondary structure of DNA?
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Hershey and Chase
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Watson and Crick
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Stahl and Meselson
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Hershey and Crick
Pregunta 14
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Which of the following images depicts semiconservative replication?
Pregunta 15
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How many origins of replication do eukaryotic chromosomes have?
Pregunta 16
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What is the primary responsibility of SSBPs?
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relieves twisting forces of helicase
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open the double helix
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prevent the rebinding of separate strands of DNA
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final linking process of DNA nucleotides
Pregunta 17
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Which is true of telomerase?
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contains its own RNA template
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works in the synthesis of RNA
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works in the synthesis of DNA
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contains its own DNA template
Pregunta 18
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Which of the following types of repair occurs after DNA synthesis is complete?
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proofreading
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mismatch repair
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nucleotide excision repair
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just mismatch and nucleotide excision repair
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all of the choices are correct
Pregunta 19
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Synthesis of the [blank_start]leading strand[blank_end] is continuous, but synthesis of the [blank_start]lagging strand[blank_end] is discontinuous because on that strand, the DNA polymerase moves away from the replication fork.
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leading strand
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lagging strand
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lagging strand
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leading strand
Pregunta 20
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Which of the following is NOT a property of DNA polymerase?
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it adds dNTPs only in the 5' --> 3' direction
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it requires a primer to work
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it is associated with a sliding clamp only on the leading strand
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its exonuclease activity is involved in proofreading
Pregunta 21
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How are Okazaki fragments synthesized?
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using the leading strand template, and synthesizing 5' --> 3'
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using the leading strand template, and synthesizing 3' --> 5'
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using the lagging strand template, and synthesizing 5' --> 3'
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using the lagging strand template, and synthesizing 3' --> 5'
Pregunta 22
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The enzyme involved in adding new nucleotides to the leading and lagging strands of DNA during replication could be
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helicase
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RNA polymerase
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DNA polymerase I
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ATP synthase
Pregunta 23
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Multiple RNA primers and fragments of DNA during DNA replication would be characteristic of
Pregunta 24
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mtDNA has the following characteristics
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comes only from the mother
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the haploid number of chromosomes
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the diploid number of chromosomes
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none of the above
Pregunta 25
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Which of the following is the central dogma of biology?
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DNA --> RNA ---> mtDNA
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DNA ---> RNA ---> proteins
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RNA ---> proteins ---> DNA
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proteins ---> RNA ---> DNA
Pregunta 26
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Which of the following is NOT an example of a genotype?
Pregunta 27
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Which of the following is the universal start codon?
Pregunta 28
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What are the three stop codons that signal that the end of translation?
Pregunta 29
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Which of the following is not true about the genetic code?
Pregunta 30
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Which of the following point mutation are most likely to be deleterious?
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silent, missense, frameshift
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missense, nonsense, frameshift
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frameshift, nonsense silent
Pregunta 31
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The two purine bases in the DNA are
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adenine and thymine
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adenine and guanine
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cytosine and guanine
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thymine and cytosine
Pregunta 32
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A codon would contain
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2 nucleotides
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4 nucleotides
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6 nucleotides
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3 nucleotides
Pregunta 33
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Point mutations that alter the meaning of subsequent codons are called
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silent mutation
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chromosomal mutation
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frameshift mutation
Pregunta 34
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What must bind to bacterial RNA polymerase before transcription can begin?
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TATA box
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promoters
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sigma protein
Pregunta 35
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Why do NTPs have a significant amount of potential energy?
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because of its one phosphate group
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because of its two phosphate groups
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because of its three phosphate groups
Pregunta 36
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Which of the following are part of eukaryotic RNA processing?
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addition of 5' cap on mRNAs
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addition of 3' poly (A) tail
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addition of promoter that contains -35 and -10 box
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addition of 3' poly (A) tail and 5' cap
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addition of promoter and 3' poly (A) tail
Pregunta 37
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What is removed from eukaryotic RNA transcripts?
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introns
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exons
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both are removed
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some of each are removed
Pregunta 38
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The secondary structure of tRNA resembles...
Pregunta 39
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Which is the correct sequence of the elongation of translation?
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First: incoming aminoacyl tRNA, Second: A site becomes empty, Third: peptide bond is formed between tRNA in P and A site.
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First: incoming aminoacyl tRNA, Second: peptide bond is formed between tRNA in P and A site, Third: A site becomes empty
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First: A site becomes empty, Second: Peptide bond is formed between tRNA in A and P site, Third: incoming aminoacyl tRNA
Pregunta 40
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Which of the following does NOT take place in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell?
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Translation
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Transcription
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RNA processing
Pregunta 41
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Translation initiation occurs when...
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the ribosome binding site on an mRNA bind to an rRNA sequence in the small ribosomal subunit
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the initiator aminoacyl tRNA binds to the start codon in the mRNA
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the large subunit of the ribosome attaches to the small subunit
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all choices are correct
Pregunta 42
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What does a bacterial RNA polymerase produce when it transcribe a protein-coding gene?
Pregunta 43
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Temperature-sensitive conditional mutations cause expression of a wild-type phenotype at one growth temperature and a mutant phenotype at another -typically higher- temperature. Imagine that when a bacterial cell carrying such a mutation is shifted from low to high growth temperatures, RNA polymerases in the process of elongation complete transcription normally, but no new transcripts can be started. The mutation in this strain most likely effects which feature?
Pregunta 44
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Which enzymes link the correct amino acid to the correct tRNA?
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aminoacyl-mRNA synthases
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aminoacyl-rRNA synthases
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aminoacyl-tRNA synthases
Pregunta 45
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The information used in translation to a peptide, specifying which codon codes for which amino acid is carried by
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mRNA
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tRNA
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rRNA
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aminoacyl tRNA synthases
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snR
Pregunta 46
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Destruction of an mRNA in the cytoplasm prior to reaching a ribosome would be considered a
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post transcriptional process
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pre-transcriptional process
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pre-translational process
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both pre translational and pre transcriptional process
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both pre translational and post transcriptional process
Pregunta 47
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In [blank_start]eukaryotes[blank_end], transcription and translation of an RNA cannot occur together because transcription occurs in the nucleus and translation occurs in the cytoplasm.
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eukaryotes
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prokaryotes
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bacteria
Pregunta 48
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Any technique for picking particular types of mutants out of many randomly generated mutants is known as...
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null alleles
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metabolic pathway
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genetic screen
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gene expression
Pregunta 49
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What holds DNA polymerase in place during strand extension?
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sliding clamp
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DNA ligase
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Primase
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Topoisomerase
Pregunta 50
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an exterior protein coat as seen in Hershey and Chase's experiment is known as
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osteoblast
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capsid
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abscission
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capillary wall