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Which of the following is NOT a classification of lipids mentioned in the text?
Which of the following amino acids is NOT considered essential?
Which level of protein structure is responsible for the compact folding of a protein, with hydrophobic amino acids on the inside and hydrophilic amino acids on the outside?
Which of the following is NOT a function of native conformation of a protein?
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Which of the following is NOT a level of protein structure?
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Which of the following is true about post-translational modification of a protein?
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What is the function of polysaccharides?
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Which of the following is NOT a classification of lipids mentioned in the text?
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Which of the following is the correct chain length and number of double bonds for arachidonic acid?
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Which of the following is NOT a function of prostaglandins?
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Which of the following is a major component of cell membranes?
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Which of the following is a post-translational modification (PTM) that results in a change in protein function?
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Which of the following is a characteristic of monosaccharides?
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Which of the following is an example of a disaccharide?
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Which of the following is a major source of energy in the body?
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Which of the following is NOT a source of stem cells?
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What is the process by which a less specialized cell becomes a more specialized cell type called?
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Which of the following is NOT a fundamental aspect of developmental biology?
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Which type of stem cells requires the destruction of an embryo?
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What are the four transcription factors involved in genetic reprogramming of stem cells?
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Which type of stem cells can be genetically matched to the patient?
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Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of cloning mentioned in the text?
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What is the laboratory technique used to create a cloned embryo with a donor nucleus called?
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Which type of stem cells have the potential to develop into a human embryo?
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What is the main goal of therapeutic cloning?
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Which type of stem cell is capable of making all types of specialized cells in the body?
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Where are tissue stem cells found?
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Which type of stem cell is created through genetic reprogramming of adult cells?
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What is the potency of tissue stem cells?
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Which of the following is the correct definition of anaemia?
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What is the WHO criteria for anaemia?
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Which of the following is NOT a type of anaemia mentioned in the text?
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Which type of genetic mutation results in the introduction of a stop codon?
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What is the main characteristic of cancer cells that allows for rapid evolution?
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Which type of genetic variation in malignant cells can lead to large scale deletions and amplifications?
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Which of the following is the correct statement about human genetic variation?
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What is the evolutionary purpose of sexual reproduction in humans?
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What percentage of DNA bases are different between any two aligned human genomes?
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Which of the following is an example of large-scale pathogenic variation?
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Which of the following is NOT a feature of small-scale pathogenic mutations?
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Which of the following is an example of large-scale pathogenic variation that results in gross changes in gene expression?
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Which of the following is a common type of small-scale pathogenic variation?
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Which of the following is NOT a learning outcome of the course?
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How many times do G-protein coupled receptors pass through the membrane?
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Which subunit of the G-protein determines the activity status of the G-protein?
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Which of the following is NOT a second messenger produced during signal transduction?
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Which of the following proteins inhibits adenylyl cyclase, thus turning off signaling?
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Which of the following is activated by cholera toxin and leads to elevated cAMP levels in the colonic epithelium?
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Which of the following second messengers binds to the IP3 receptor in the endoplasmic reticulum, resulting in calcium release?
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