Mechanisms of Egg Activation

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#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

PAL-1 is regulated by the MEX-3 protein, an RNA binding protein that inhibit the translation of pal-1 mRNA.

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Intermediate - Many perennial herbs adopt a mixture of these strategies and tend to lie in the center of Grime’s triangle.One cannot be a good stress tolerator and a good competitor at the same time

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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Selenocysteine is incorporated into proteins with the aid of a tRNA that interprets the UGA Stop codon as a Sec codon. tRNASec is initially charged with serine in a reaction catalyzed by the same SerRS that charges tRNASer.

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Precocious germination in the ABA-deficient vp14 mutant of maize. The VP14 protein catalyzes the cleavage of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoids to form xanthoxal, a precursor of ABA. 

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Trophic-level transfer efficiency is low for the two reasons

a- Many organisms cannot digest all their prey.  

b- Much of the energy assimilated by animals is used in maintenance.

c- The dead organisms and feces become dinner for decomposers.