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#Question id: 10476


Following statements are regarding to gangliosides.

A. They are ceramides with attached oligosaccharides that include at least one sialic acid residue.

B. They are ceramides with attached oligosaccharides that include at least one phasphatidic acid residue.

C. Sialic acid gives gangliosides the negative charge at pH 7 that distinguishes them from globosides.

D. Gangliosides are primarily components of cell-surface membranes and constitute a significant fraction (6%) of brain lipids.

Which of the following combination is correct?

#Unit 1. Structure and Function of Biomolecules
  1. A and B
  2. B, C and D
  3. A, C and D
  4. C and D
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#Question id: 2823

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Transposition by a retrotransposon requires activity of which of the following enzymes?

a. RNA polymerase                b. reverse transcriptase

c. DNA methylase                  d. DNA polymerase

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#Question id: 2824

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Plant mitochondrial DNA

a. is the same size as human mitochondrial DNA.

b. encodes a 5S mitochondrial rRNA.

c. contains multiple copies that recombine with each other.

d. uses the standard genetic code.

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#Question id: 2825

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Metaphase chromosomes can be identified

a. by shape.                 

b. by the size and number of introns.

c. by banding patterns with Giemsa reagent.

d. by chromosome painting.

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#Question id: 2826

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

An open reading frame (ORF) is defined as a DNA sequence that

a. begins with a start codon.               

b. ends with a stop codon.

c. contains 50 codons.   

d. contains approximately an equal frequency of A, T, G, and C.

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#Question id: 2827

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Two related genes that are derived from a gene duplication event are considered to be

a. homologous.                                   

b. paralogous.

c. orthologous.                       

d. members of a gene family.

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#Question id: 2828

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

A transcriptionally active gene compared with a transcriptionally inactive gene would be expected to

a. contain acetylated histones.           

b. contain unacetylated histones.

c. be sensitive to DNase I.                 

d. be resistant to DNase I.