Hermaphrodite is the sexual phenotype of a gain-of-function transformer-1 in both X and XX of C. elegans. Which of the following loss-of-function will also result in hermaphrodite regardless of copy number of X?

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

How do the pKa values of an ionizable side chain compare when the amino acid is free versus when it is in a polypeptide chain?

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Flycatcher birds that migrate from Africa to Europe feed their nestlings mostly with moth caterpillars. The data presented show the mean dates of egg laying, hatching, and fledging of flycatcher young, and the 1980 and 2000 peak mass of caterpillars.

The most likely cause for the shift in caterpillar peak mass is

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Any active transport mechanism that results in the movement of a net electric charge will tend to move the membrane potential away from the value predicted by the Goldman equation. Such a transport mechanism is called

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

You are given the task of designing an aerobic, mixotrophic protist that can perform photosynthesis in fairly deep water (e.g., 250 m deep), and can also crawl about and engulf small particles. With which two of these structures would you provide your protist?

1. hydrogenosome

2. apicoplast

3. pseudopods

4. chloroplast from red alga

5. chloroplast from green alga

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

What are the two major components of the extracellular matrix?