A mutation that confers a more advantageous phenotype to an organism, relative to individuals in the same population without the mutation, called as positive selection.

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

lacZ encodes for b-galactosidase,a tetramer of 500 kD. The enzyme breaks lactose is cleaved into glucose and galactose.  This enzyme also produces an important byproduct, b-1,6-allolactase.

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

CAUSES OF GENETIC DRIFT

Genetic drift in a small population over multiple generations can significantly affect the composition of a population’s gene pool. 

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

JAK kinases phosphorylate several tyrosine residues on the cytosolic domain of the cytokine receptor.

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Within the nucleus, R-Smads are modified by:

Phosphorylation of linker domains

Acetylation of MH1 domains

Dephosphorylation of the C-terminal serines by nuclear

phosphatases

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Pin1 and Plk1 modify and phosphorylate Cdc25C to stimulate its phosphatase activity