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What type of linkage joins the monosaccharide units in starch?
What type of linkage joins the monosaccharide units in starch?
Which component of starch is water-soluble and constitutes about 15-20% of starch?
Which component of starch is water-soluble and constitutes about 15-20% of starch?
What is the main storage polysaccharide in plants?
What is the main storage polysaccharide in plants?
Which type of glucose units make up cellulose?
Which type of glucose units make up cellulose?
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What type of glycosidic linkage forms branching in amylopectin?
What type of glycosidic linkage forms branching in amylopectin?
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What is the primary structure of a protein?
What is the primary structure of a protein?
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Which polysaccharide serves as a predominant constituent of the cell wall of plant cells?
Which polysaccharide serves as a predominant constituent of the cell wall of plant cells?
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Which type of structure results from the folding of the backbone of a polypeptide chain?
Which type of structure results from the folding of the backbone of a polypeptide chain?
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What creates different proteins from each other?
What creates different proteins from each other?
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Which type of bonding is responsible for the a-Helix structure of a polypeptide chain?
Which type of bonding is responsible for the a-Helix structure of a polypeptide chain?
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In which level of protein structure do proteins have one or more polypeptide chains?
In which level of protein structure do proteins have one or more polypeptide chains?
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Which term describes the shape in which a long polypeptide chain can exist?
Which term describes the shape in which a long polypeptide chain can exist?
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What is the primary structure of a nucleic acid?
What is the primary structure of a nucleic acid?
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Who proposed the double-strand helix structure for DNA?
Who proposed the double-strand helix structure for DNA?
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What type of bonds hold the two nucleic acid chains together in the double helix structure of DNA?
What type of bonds hold the two nucleic acid chains together in the double helix structure of DNA?
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Which nucleotide forms hydrogen bonds with cytosine in DNA?
Which nucleotide forms hydrogen bonds with cytosine in DNA?
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What are the three types of RNA molecules mentioned?
What are the three types of RNA molecules mentioned?
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Where did Har Gobind Khorana obtain his M.Sc. degree from?
Where did Har Gobind Khorana obtain his M.Sc. degree from?
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Which type of carbohydrates provide optically active polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones upon hydrolysis?
Which type of carbohydrates provide optically active polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones upon hydrolysis?
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What is the most important source of energy for mammals obtained by the digestion of starch?
What is the most important source of energy for mammals obtained by the digestion of starch?
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Why are ten amino acids referred to as essential amino acids?
Why are ten amino acids referred to as essential amino acids?
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What happens to the secondary or tertiary structure of proteins when there is a change in pH or temperature?
What happens to the secondary or tertiary structure of proteins when there is a change in pH or temperature?
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Which biomolecules speed up reactions in biosystems and are very specific and selective in their action?
Which biomolecules speed up reactions in biosystems and are very specific and selective in their action?
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How are vitamins classified based on their solubility?
How are vitamins classified based on their solubility?
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What did Dr Khorana share the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology for in 1968?
What did Dr Khorana share the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology for in 1968?
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Why are DNA fingerprints considered unique for each individual?
Why are DNA fingerprints considered unique for each individual?
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In which scenario can DNA fingerprinting be altered?
In which scenario can DNA fingerprinting be altered?
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What is the primary function of DNA according to the text?
What is the primary function of DNA according to the text?
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Which process involves transferring identical DNA strands to daughter cells?
Which process involves transferring identical DNA strands to daughter cells?
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What is responsible for synthesizing proteins in the cell according to the text?
What is responsible for synthesizing proteins in the cell according to the text?
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