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#Question id: 2559

Even though plants cells carry out photosynthesis, they still use their mitochondria for oxidation of pyruvate. Under what conditions will plant cell mitochondria be active in this process?

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

only in photosynthetic cells in the light, while photosynthesis occurs concurrently
only in cells that store glucose in the form of starch and only in the dark
in all cells, with or without light
in photosynthesizing cells in the light, and in other cells in the dark

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#Question id: 34172

#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Frameshifts occur when an extra nucleotide is inserted or omitted. Which of sequence and property is most sensitive combination for the frameshift to occur

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#Question id: 34173

#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

The 3’–5’ exonucleolytic activity is found in which subunit of bacterial DNA Polymerase III

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#Question id: 34174

#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Once bound to a primer:template junction, DNA polymerase interacts tightly with much of the double stranded portion of the DNA by

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#Question id: 34175

#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

A. For processive DNA synthesis, proofreading occurs without releasing the DNA from the polymerase

B. When a mismatched base pair is present in the polymerase active site, the primer:template junction is destabilize

C. The DNA polymerase active site binds such a mismatched template poorly, but the exonuclease active site has a 10-fold higher affinity.

D. The incorrect nucleotide is removed by the 5’-3’-exonuclease nuclease activity

Choose true and false

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#Question id: 34176

#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

A. The lagging strand must be synthesized in the form of Okazaki fragments.

B. Both strands are synthesized discontinuously.

C. Not all of the fragment population represents bona fide Okazaki fragments; some are pseudofragments

D. Primers start with the sequence pppAG positioned opposite the sequence 3’–GTC-5’ in the template

Choose true and false

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#Question id: 34177

#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Which of the following combination of the statements regarding polA mutants is correct

A. fail to join their Okazaki fragments

B. fail to removes the RNA primer

C. fail to removes the mismatch errors

D. fail to synthesis Okazaki fragments