The receptor (Pacinian corpuscle) converts mechanical energy into an electrical response, the magnitude is proportional to the intensity of the stimulus. Thus, the responses are described as graded potentials rather than all-or-none

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

A carbon atom with four different substituents is said to be asymmetric, and asymmetric carbons are called chiral centers

Chiral carbon most distant from the carbonyl carbon has the same configuration as the chiral carbon in D-glyceraldehyde.

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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

DNA Pol a/ primase and DNA Pol d (which primarily act on the lagging strand) are only recruited after DNA unwinding.

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

A functional gene can be located through the use of an expressed sequence tag (EST)

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Capsules often protect pathogenic bacteria from phagocytosis by the host cells.

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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Opening oriC involves action at two types of sequence in the origin: 9-bp and 13 -bp repeats.