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#Question id: 18746


Which of the following is a characteristic of Taq polymerase?

#Unit 14. Methods in Biology
  1. It is an RNA polymerase
  2. It is heat stable
  3. It is obtained from thermophilic bacterium and can be grown in the laboratory below a temperature of 75 degrees
  4. It is used in cellular synthesis processes and the optimum temperature is at least 90 degrees
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#Question id: 913

#Unit 1. Structure and Function of Biomolecules

The appropriate folding of a newly translated product is essential, and continual misfolding often leads to disease, especially in vertebrates. This misfolding, particularly in the situation of prion diseases, may be due to

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#Question id: 28035

#Unit 1. Structure and Function of Biomolecules

Intrinsically disordered proteins  
a. Have hydrophobic core
b. High densities of charged amino acid residues 
c. Pro residues are also prominent
d. Generally promiscus in nature
e. lack a hydrophobic core

Which of the following is correct 

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#Question id: 28036

#Unit 1. Structure and Function of Biomolecules

The protein p27 is
a. a highly ordered protein
b. a intrinsically disordered protein
c. p27 inhibits cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs)  
d. p27 promotes cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs

Which of the following is correct

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#Question id: 28037

#Unit 1. Structure and Function of Biomolecules

Intrinsically disordered proteins have properties that are distinct from classical structured proteins, so which of the following's statements are true regarding Intrinsically disordered proteins 
(1) Intrinsically disordered proteins  lacks hydrophobic core
(2) Intrinsically disordered proteins have a hydrophobic core
(3) Intrinsically disordered proteins have high densities of charged amino acid residues such as Lys, Arg, and Glu
(4) Functional promiscuity is the characteristics of  Intrinsically disordered proteins are.

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#Question id: 28038

#Unit 1. Structure and Function of Biomolecules

PONDR (Predictor of Natural Disordered Regions) A score of 1.0 indicates a probability of 

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#Question id: 28039

#Unit 1. Structure and Function of Biomolecules

Proteins particularly those with molecular masses >100 kD, consist of more than one polypeptide chain. These polypeptide subunits associate with a specific geometry. The spatial arrangement of these subunits is known as