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Which energy-producing Glycolysis
process is thought to
have come first during
cellular evolution?
The initial importance of maintained these molecules as a unit capable of
a membrane enclosing reproduction and evolution.
self-replicating RNA
molecules and
associated proteins was
that it
Mitochondria and have their own DNA, have their own ribosomes,
chloroplasts resemble reproduce by simple division into two.
bacteria in that they
Which of the following is Volvox
a colonial organism
closely related to the
evolutionary precursors
of present-day plants?
The simplicity and clarity trace the developmental lineages of all cells in the
of Caenorhabditis adult.
elegans allowed
researchers to
,Studies on which model Drosophila melanogaster
experimental organism
led to the initial discovery
of important mechanisms
controlling the
development of the
animal body plan?
Which of the following is Archaebacteria
not a unicellular
eukaryote?
The growth factor that platelets.
stimulates fibroblasts to
divide around a wound is
released by
In polysaccharides, glycosidic
sugars are linked
together by means of
.......... bonds
Which of the following is Glutamine
not a basic amino acid?
In the primary structure peptide
of a protein, amino acids
are joined together by
.......... bonds.
What is the major Starch
carbohydrate-storage
molecule in plants?
decreasing membrane fluidity at high temperatures
Cholesterol affects the
and increasing membrane fluidity at low
fluidity of membranes by
temperatures
Cholesterol, a membrane estradiol.
lipid in animals, has a
chemical structure similar
to
, Our fundamental fruit fly Drosophila.
knowledge about
mutation, genetic linkage,
and the relationships
between genes and
chromosomes was
acquired largely from
experiments on the
Which of the following An expression plasmid containing cDNA made from
would be used to the mRNA for the protein
express a human protein
in E. coli?
When introduced into to complementary mRNA sequences and block
living cells, antisense protein synthesis.
RNA molecules bind
In RNA interference They form double-stranded RNA molecules that get
experiments, siRNAs degraded in the cytoplasm.
homologous to known
mRNAs inhibit expression
of the proteins by what
mechanism?
Which of the following They are a part of a gene, but they are absent from
statements about introns the corresponding mRNA
is true?
The extended length of Meters
all the DNA in one human
cell is about 2:
Introns constitute about 90
what percentage of the
average human genome
The transfer of Epigenetic inheritance
information from parent
to progeny that is not
based on DNA sequence
is known as