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#Question id: 23659


Which is true about the frequency of occurrence of a desired clone from a genomic DNA library?

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology
  1. It depends on the abundance of the associated mRNA.
  2. It is directly proportional to the size of the genome.
  3. It is found as a ratio of the size of the insert to the size of the genome.
  4. It cannot be calculated. It is totally random.
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#Question id: 640

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The data in the table above were collected for an enzyme-catalyzed reaction. The Km for this enzyme is approximately

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#Question id: 641

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the following does NOT describe a mechanism that cells use to regulate enzyme activities?

A. Cells control enzyme activity by phosphorylation and dephosphorylation.

B. Cells control enzyme activity by the binding of small molecules.

C. Cells control the rates of diffusion of substrates to enzymes.

D. Cells control the rates of enzyme degradation.

E. Cells control the rates of enzyme synthesis.

F. Cells control the targeting of enzymes to specific organelles. 

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#Question id: 642

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The graphs P, Q and R show the variation of rate constant (k) with temperature. The reactions represented by P, Q and R, respectively, are

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#Question id: 643

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The hydrolysis of lactose is catalysed by b-galactosidase as given below

Which of the following could be correct mechanism for this hydrolysis reaction?

A. Nucleophilic attack by the carboxylate group of Glu/Asp on the C-1 carbon atom of the galactose moiety within glucose, releasing glucose and forming an intermediate with the galactose linked to the enzyme through an ester linkage. Water then attacks this carbon atom, displacing the glutamate carboxylate and releasing galactose.

B. Electrophilic attack by the carboxylate group of Glu/Asp on the C-1 carbon atom of the galactose moiety within glucose, releasing glucose and forming an intermediate with the galactose linked to the enzyme through an ester linkage. Water then attacks this carbon atom, displacing the glutamate carboxylate and releasing galactose.

C. Nucleophilic attack by the carboxylate group of Lys/Arg/His or bivalent cation on the C-1 carbon atom of the galactose moiety within glucose, releasing glucose and forming an intermediate with the galactose linked to the enzyme through an ester linkage. Water then attacks this carbon atom, displacing the glutamate carboxylate and releasing galactose.

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#Question id: 644

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Enzyme X and Enzyme Y are both involved in monosaccharide metabolism. Enzyme X uses glucose as a substrate while Enzyme Y uses fructose as a substrate. At pH=7.0, Enzyme X has a Vmax of 10 μM/s while Enzyme Y has a Vmax of 20 μM/s. Both enzymes have a Km of 3.0 mM for their respective substrates. Which aspects of its reaction will be changed by Enzyme Y?

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#Question id: 645

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the following is the correct combination of marker enzymes used to identify different organelles during subcellular fractionation of eukaryotic tissue?