WGU C785 BIOCHEMISTRY PRE-ASSESSMENT (PA) LATEST UPDATE 2022/2023(DETAILED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

WGU C785 BIOCHEMISTRY PRE-ASSESSMENT (PA) LATEST UPDATE 2022/2023(DETAILED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) − Amino Acid Number Tyr Gly Thr Pro − Amino Acid Sequence TAC GGG ACA CCA − DNA Sequence What is the amino acid in position 118 that results from a single nucleotide insertion immediately following the three guanines that encode for glycine 116? (correct answers)Thr Acetylcholine is broken down to acetate and choline by an enzyme called acetylcholinesterase. Low levels of acetylcholine in the brain is associated with neurodegenerative disease. Which of the following medications could be used to treat neurodegeneration associated with low acetylcholine levels? (correct answers)A non-competitive inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase. An active elderly patient is becoming frequently disoriented, having trouble recalling her daily routine, and becoming aggravated easily. She forgets words and places and has difficulty recognizing her children. Which biochemical event is responsible for this patient's behavior? (correct answers)Protein aggregation An inhibitor is added to the following hypothetical pathway, which results in an accumulation of compound C. Which enzyme is affected by the inhibitor? (correct answers)enzyme 3 Assuming 100% reaction efficiency, how many DNA copies are created after the completion of four complete PCR cycles? (correct answers)16