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#Question id: 5233


The most important feature that permits a gene to act as a molecular clock is ________.

#Unit 9. Evolution & Diversity of Life Forms
  1. a large number of base pairs

  2. being acted upon by natural selection

  3.  a reliable average rate of mutation

  4. a recent origin by a gene-duplication event

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#Question id: 2252

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

The generation and maintenance of a membrane electric potential requires which of the following:

a. active pumping of ions       

b. ion-specific membrane channel proteins

c. ATP                                    

d. a generally permeable membrane

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#Question id: 2253

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Match the following lipid linked proteins (column I) with their function (Column II).

Column I

Column II

A. prenylated proteins

i. These proteins are located in a number of subcellular compartments, including the cytosol, the endoplasmic reticulum, the inner face of the plasma membrane, and the nucleus.

B. fatty acylated proteins

ii. The core structure of these proteins consists of phosphatidylinositol glycosidically linked to a linear tetrasaccharide composed of three mannose residues and one glucosaminyl residue.

C. glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked proteins

iii. The proteins that have covalently attached lipids that are built from isoprene units

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#Question id: 2253

#Unit 1. Structure and Function of Biomolecules

Match the following lipid linked proteins (column I) with their function (Column II).

Column I

Column II

A. prenylated proteins

i. These proteins are located in a number of subcellular compartments, including the cytosol, the endoplasmic reticulum, the inner face of the plasma membrane, and the nucleus.

B. fatty acylated proteins

ii. The core structure of these proteins consists of phosphatidylinositol glycosidically linked to a linear tetrasaccharide composed of three mannose residues and one glucosaminyl residue.

C. glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked proteins

iii. The proteins that have covalently attached lipids that are built from isoprene units

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#Question id: 2254

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

If the intracellular [Ca2+] is 10−7 mol/L and the extracellular [Ca2+] is 2 × 10−3 mol/L, at what potential difference across the cell membrane will Ca2+ be at electrochemical equilibrium?

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#Question id: 2255

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Following statements are regarding to the Na+/K+ ATPase maintains the intracellular Na+ and K+ concentrations in animal cells. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

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#Question id: 2256

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Match the following inhibitors (Column I) with their effect (Column II).

Column I

Column II

A. A23187

I. endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase inhibitor

B. valinomycin

II. Na+/K+ ATPase inhibitor

C. thapsigargin

III. K+ ionophore

D. ouabain

IV. Ca2+ ionophore