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I am having trouble explaining the virus genomes and the features of viral replication. I have read literature on it and tried comprehended the teacher's notes, however I want something more straigh
In addition to protein phosphorylation and dephosphorylation, protein degradation as well plays key role in regulating signal transduction pathways and cell proliferation. Please answer the give que
Describe three ways the Hepatitis C epidemic is similar to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and three ways the Hepatitis C epidemic is dissimilar than the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Present and describe the differences and similarities in the microbial metabolic and environmental needs for growth for E Coli and HIV.
Explain how the mitochondrion evolved as an organelle according to the endosymbiont hypothesis.
Explain a scenario involving co-evolution of a predator and prey. What might you expect when the two species initially co-occur? What might you expect after 20 generations?
Should society subject pregnant women to dietary restrictions throughout pregnancy to protect the fetus from the consequence of defective genes they carry? Use phenylketonuria carrier status as an i
Meiotic non disjunction events will make aneuploid gametes. Explain (with figures) normal Drosophila male meiotic segregation of the sex chromosomes.
Describe the relationship between chromatin packaging and transcription rates. Name the two different kinds of chromatin modification related with changes in the gene expression.
Describe the benefits derived from the subject non-pathogenic microorganisms in the human environment.
Norovirus(nv) is a common, recurring disease global. The disease is caused by the single-stranded RNA virus that infects the cells of the intestine, causing vomiting and diarrhoea.
I have five sequenced genes, comprising the punitive promoter region of each gene. All are comprised in the cold acclimation process in Arabidopsis. Each is expressed just when the temperature falls
If a man with a red-colorblindness (that is, a sex-linked trait) marries a normal woman, would you expect to see the trait expressed in their children?
In forensic analysis by using STR systems, up to 16 different loci can be tested in a single PCR reaction. Explain why is it significant for forensic analysis that each locus being tested is present
In a sequence of experiments, genes which code for mutant forms of a receptor tyrosine kinase are introduced into the cells.
You are given a mutant cell which lacks the GTPase activating protein. What are the abnormalities would one expect to find out in the way which RAS activity responds to extra-cellular signals? Expla
Give an explanation of the process of bacterial transduction and provide specific details on how you would prove which transduction had occurred between bacteria.
Purine biosynthesis is permitted to occur in the presence of [N15] aspartate, and the newly synthesized GTP and ATP are isolated. What are the positions which are labeled in the two nucleotides?
Describe the physical changes required in the body which would need to happen in order for our bodies to live forever. Changes like telomerase activity, collagen flexibility, environmental changes,
What kind of polypeptide would you make from this polynucleotide? Would you expect to encompass more than one polypeptide? Explain why?
Explain how some proteins can be made from the above nucleic acid (that is, you only saw 1 long piece). What does this imply regarding the activity of at least one of the proteins which are synthesize
Polio and HIV are both +ssRNA viruses which have much different strategies for replicating their genomes. After the viral genomes enter the cell (that is, post entry), explain the first step compris
This solution will review the fundamentals of viruses and describe the process which takes place whenever a helper T cell is infected by the HIV virus.
Describe the metabolic requirements for growth of each microbe and choose one antibiotic (bacteria), antiviral (virus) or anti-fungal (fungi) agent, based on the pathogens which you chosen.
Describe the role of the immune system in protecting the body from the pathogenic and non-pathogenic microbes chosen in Module 1 and 2.