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In 2001, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three cell cycle scientists. Paul Nurse was recognized for his studies with the fission yeast S. pombe, in particular for the discovery and characterization of the wee1+ gene. What did the characterization of the wee1+ gene tell us about cell cycle control?

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization
  1. The dual-specificity protein kinase Wee1 phosphorylates CDKs on the activatory tyrosine 15.
  2. Yeast cells with a defective wee1+ gene activate S phase CDKs prematurely and hence experience premature entry into DNA replication. 
  3. Fission yeast cells carrying a CDK1 mutation in which the tyrosine 15 residue is replaced by phenylalanine (which is structurally similar to tyrosine but cannot be phosphorylated) show the premature mitotic CDK activation and entry into mitosis.
  4. The dual-specificity protein phosphatase Wee1 dephosphorylates CDKs on the inhibitory tyrosine 15.

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

In maize  orange pericarp (orp) mutant is

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

IAA Is synthesized from__

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

The following statements are made to describe the biosynthetic pathway of IAA;

a)  IPA pathway involves a deamination reaction to form IPA, followed by a decarboxylation reaction to form indole-3-acetaldehyde (IAld) and then oxidized to IAA by a specific dehydrogenase

b) IAN pathway is similar to the IPA pathway, except that the order of the deamination and decarboxylation reactions is reversed, and different enzymes are involved

c) IAM pathway  involves the two enzymes  tryptophan monooxygenase and IAM hydrolase

d) In the IAN pathway, tryptophan is first converted to indole-3-acetaldoxime and then to indole-3-acetonitrile. The enzyme that converts IAN to IAA is called nitrilase

Which of the following is the correct  statements  of about the biosynthesis of  IAA?

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

In sucrose synthase combines sucrose with UDP to produce fructose and UDP-glucose in the cytosol. What is the function of UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase?

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Four elements, oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen and nitrogen are the major components of most organic compounds, which of the following elements are more abundant in plants ?

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

plants can store high levels of nitrate, and they can translocate it from tissue to tissue without deleterious effect. Yet if livestock or humans consume plant material that is high in nitrate, they may suffer with,