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#Question id: 14150


Which of the following statement is incorrect about BLOSUM?

#Section 7: Recombinant DNA technology and Other Tools in Biotechnology
  1. BLOSUM62 indicates that the sequences selected for constructing the matrix share an average identity value of 62%.
  2. the lower the BLOSUM number, the more divergent sequences they represent.
  3. BLOSUM stands for blocks amino acid substitution matrices.
  4. None of the above.
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#Question id: 1129

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Which of the following plays a role in the relaxation of smooth muscle cells by nitric oxide?

a. cGMP          b. protein kinase A      c. protein kinase G      d. guanylyl cyclise

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#Question id: 1130

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

In muscle cells, glycogen phosphorylase kinase is activated by

a. Ca2+.           b. diacylglycerol.   c. nitric oxide.       d. protein kinase A.    

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#Question id: 1133

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

What tertiary structure characterizes all cytokines?

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#Question id: 1134

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Arrange the following proteins in the proper order in which they become activated in the MAPK signaling pathway:

a. MAP kinase                         b. MEK           c. Ras              d. Raf              e. RTK            

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#Question id: 1136

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Which of the following signaling pathways can be activated by activation of receptor tyrosine kinases?

a. phospholipase Cγ                b. PI-3 kinase

c. MAP kinase                         d. none of the above

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#Question id: 1137

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

A loss-of-function mutation in PTEN phosphatase results in

a. increased cell proliferation.            

b. decreased cell proliferation.

c. increased apoptosis.                                   

d. decreased apoptosis.