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What statement is not true about the Shine-Dalgarno sequence?

#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes
  1. It is a pyrimidine-rich region of mRNA.

  2. It is present only in prokaryotes.

  3. It is complementary to a sequence of an rRNA sequence.

  4. It helps position the initiation codon at the P site on the ribosome.

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Cladograms (a type of phylogenetic tree) constructed from evidence from molecular systematics are based on similarities in

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#Question id: 11124

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

A researcher compared the nucleotide sequences of a homologous gene from five different species of mammals with the homologous human gene. The sequence homology between each speciesʹ version of the gene and the human gene is presented as a percentage of similarity.

What probably explains the inclusion of rabbits in this research?

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

In chemical synapses that involve a so-called second messenger, typically a G-protein linked to the postsynaptic receptor is activated when neurotransmitter binds to that receptor. Which of the following represents an activity performed by the activated second messenger?

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Which of the following is characteristic of the events occurring at an excitatory synapse?

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

As the receptor potential rises higher above threshold, which of the following best characterizes the new frequency of action potentials?

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Inhibition of pain signals by tactile stimulation of a skin surface involves which of the following selections?