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Describe trans fat.The food industry is always striving to provide new products
Compare and contrast one health benefit and one health concern with regards to the use of artificial sweeteners.
Describe the biomolecule that you think is most important for the cell and why?
Compare the structure of collagen to the twisted fibers in a rope.Explain how mutations in cases of Osteogenesis imperfecta result in more brittle bones.
Explain the consequences of excess cholesterol in the bloodstream?Why is HDL considered a "good" cholesterol?
How could this mutant phenotype result?Given the following data, what is the genotype of mutant X?
What are two ways in which our "biology" may influence the types of experiences we have? Provide examples of these two ways
What is the root cause of sickle-cell anemia?mutations in the gene that directs the synthesis of the hemoglobin protein
Give as many examples as possible of different types of RNA processing. Give an example of an RNA class which is not routinely processed.
Compare and contrast, in depth, the cellular processes of mitosis and meiosis. Include interphase in your explanation
What is the process of DNA fingerprinting, and how is electrophoresis used in criminal forensics?
Briefly explain what is meant by RNA editing, how this process can occur and how it affects the protein that the RNA encodes.
What is a mitotic spindle?Which to classes of motor proteins interact with spindle microtubules during mitosis?
What are free radicals? Give one example of a free radical and briefly outline the process by which it is produced.
What are three features of a protein domain?Briefly outline there attributes conferred on a protein by having multi-domain architecture.
What is an Ames Test?.Three discs were impregnated with either a control substance, chemical 1, or chemical
What is the fundamental science of this scenario?What practices may have been used to conduct this investigation?
Which of the following statements correctly describes the "FIRST STEP" of BLAST heuristic?
Understanding Insulin and Digestion.Why is insulin typically taken as an injection?
Describe the Urea Cycle and the regulation process within this cycle? Demonstrate the Urea Cycle through a brief case study.
During a heart attack, blood flowing to the heart muscle is interrupted by blockage of a coronary artery.How would you expect the metabolism in heart to change
What is the ratio of fumarate to malate under cellular conditions at 37.0C?Is this reaction likely to be a control point in the citric acid cycle?
How many can the predictions above be used to determine the mechanism by which the fatty acids are released from the fatty acid synthetase?
Pure Preparation of the Enzyme that Catalyzes Palmitate Synthesis.The following experiments are carried out using a pure preparation of the enzyme
What gland produces cortisol?What factors regulate cortisol production?What functions are controlled by cortisol?