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What technique involves fixing DNA to a substrate and then hybridizing a DNA probe to the fixed DNA?

  • Southern Blot (correct)
  • Northern Blot
  • Microarray
  • Western Blot

Trp is best described as an ______ effector.

  • Allosteric (correct)
  • Irreversible
  • Non-competitive
  • Competitive

Which of the following is best described as a “cis-acting” element?

  • Enhancer element
  • Promoter element
  • Transcription factor
  • cAMP response element (CRE) (correct)

How many genes encode insulin?

<p>One (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which enzyme synthesizes three eukaryotic rRNAs?

<p>RNA polymerase 1 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What natural cellular process requires reverse transcription?

<p>Replication of chromosome ends (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What other method can be used to amplify the number of copies of a particular sequence?

<p>Polymerase Chain reaction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of Titin in muscle?

<p>Acting as a molecular spring (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of SDS and B-mercaptoethanol in protein treatment?

<p>Separating protein subunits (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cellular process requires ligation?

<p>Replication (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of gastrin on stomach pH and of secretin on intestinal pH?

<p>Gastrin decreases stomach pH and Secretin increases intestinal pH (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which two amino acids can’t be used directly for Gluconeogenesis?

<p>Leucine, Lysine (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where else have you seen aspartate?

<p>In a shuttle that transfers reducing equivalents from cytosol to mitochondria (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is NADPH made and what is it also used for?

<p>In the PPP; used for fatty acid synthesis and cholesterol synthesis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following enzymes incorporates ammonia into a non-toxic amino acid for storage and circulatory transport?

<p>Glutamine synthetase (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of these compounds always contain Nitrogen?

<p>Amino Acids (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which is an obligatory, allosteric activator of CPS1?

<p>N-acetyl glutamate (NAG) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A deficiency in catabolism of this monosaccharide causes a gain of function pathology:

<p>Galactose (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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