The body weight of offspring of bird species is range between 12 gm to 18 gm. In a laboratory experiment, species was subjected to selection pressure having influence on the offspring body weight. After many generations of experimental selection pressure, the body weight range between 14 gm to 16 gm. Which of the following natural selection operate on this species?

#Question id: 1128

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

During the epinephrine stimulated conversion of glycogen to glucose 1-phosphate, which of the following steps involves protein phosphorylation?

a. inactivation of glycogen synthase               b. activation of protein kinase A

c. activation of adenylyl cyclise                      d. activation of glycogen phosphorylase

#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

#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.    

#Question id: 1133

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

What tertiary structure characterizes all cytokines?

#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            

#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