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#Question id: 720

How would a homopolymer of alanine be more likely to form an alpha helix in water or in a hydrophobic medium?

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

  1. In an aqueous environment, the formation of intrachain hydrogen bonds stabilizes the amide hydrogen atoms and carbonyl oxygen atoms of the polypeptide chain, and so an alpha helix forms. In an hydrophobic environment, these groups are stabilized by interaction with water, and so there is no energetic reason to form an a helix. Thus, the alpha helix would be more likely to form in a aqueous environment.

  2. In a hydrophobic environment, the formation of intrachain hydrogen bonds stabilizes the amide hydrogen atoms and carbonyl oxygen atoms of the polypeptide chain, and so an alpha helix forms. In an aqueous environment, these groups are stabilized by interaction with water, and so there is no energetic reason to form an alpha helix. Thus, the alpha helix would be more likely to form in a hydrophobic environment.

  3. In both hydrophobic environment as well as aqueous environment, the formation of intrachain hydrogen bonds stabilizes the amide hydrogen atoms and carbonyl oxygen atoms of the polypeptide chain, and so an alpha helix forms.

  4. In a aqueous environment, the formation of interchain hydrogen bonds stabilizes the amide hydrogen atoms and carbonyl oxygen atoms of the polypeptide chain, and so an alpha helix forms. In an hydrophobic environment, these groups are stabilized by interaction with water, and so there is no energetic reason to form an alpha helix. Thus, the alpha helix would be more likely to form in a aqueous environment.

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#Question id: 14993

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

CD-56 marker found on ?
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#Question id: 14994

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

The absence of MHC class I, which is expressed by almost all normal cells, but is specifically down-regulated by some tumors and in response to some viral infections, it will undergo apoptosis by
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#Question id: 14995

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

NKT Cells, which share features with both conventional T lymphocytes and NK cells,
Statement-I) Like T-cells, NKT Cells have T-cell receptors (TCRs), and some express CD4.
Statement-II) Like NK cells, NKT Cells have antibody receptors  
Statements-III) they are APCs
Given above statements, which is sharing correct features of NKT cells?
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#Question id: 14996

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Which of the following most accurately restates Mendel's law of segregation?
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#Question id: 14997

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

You capture several interesting insects from a population in your yard. By inbreeding, you develop true breeding strains that differ only in the shape of their wings - one strain has round wings while the other strain has oval wings. How might you demonstrate that Mendel's principles apply to your insects?
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#Question id: 14998

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

You set up a monohybrid cross between true breeding round winged and true breeding oval winged insects. Your F1 offspring have round wings, and you collect the following numbers of F2: Round wings: 302; Oval wings: 86. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?