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#Question id: 7090


In what way, if any, does the chromosomal determination of sex differ in Drosophila and humans?

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology
  1. In humans, the Y chromosome determines maleness, with female development being a default state, but in Drosophila, the presence of two X chromosomes determines femaleness, and male development is the default state.
  2. In humans, the Y chromosome determines maleness, but in Drosophila, the ratio of X chromosomes to autosomes determines maleness or femaleness.
  3. In humans, it is the presence of only one X chromosome that triggers male development, and two X chromosomes trigger female development, just as occurs in Drosophila.
  4. In human males, a single Y chromosome is present in the absence of an X chromosome, while in Drosophila, a single X chromosome is present in the absence of a Y chromosome.

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#Question id: 175

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The ionic charges associated with a protein molecule are ________.

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#Question id: 176

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

A peptide has the sequence Glu–His–Trp–Ser–Gly–Leu–Arg–Pro–Gly. What is the net charge of the molecule at pH 3

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#Question id: 176

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

A peptide has the sequence Glu–His–Trp–Ser–Gly–Leu–Arg–Pro–Gly. What is the net charge of the molecule at pH 3

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#Question id: 177

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The titration curve of alanine shows the ionization of two functional groups with pKa values of 2.34 and 9.69, corresponding to the ionization of the carboxyl and the protonated amino groups, respectively. The titration of di-, tri-, and larger oligopeptides of alanine also shows the ionization of only two functional groups, although the experimental pKa values are different. The trend in pKa values is summarized in the table. Which of the following is a reason for this shift in pK values

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#Question id: 178

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Given the pKa values of different acidic sites in cysteine, the principal ionic form which will never exist at any pH

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#Question id: 179

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The average molecular weight of the 20 standard amino acids is 138, but biochemists use 110 when estimating the number of amino acids in a protein of known molecular weight.  Why?