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#Question id: 1005


The first step in the de novo biosynthesis of IMP is a reaction between glutamine and PRPP. Which statement is not true about this reaction?

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
  1. An amine group is attached to the anomeric carbon atom of the ribose ring.

  2. The configuration of the anomeric carbon atom is inverted from β to α.

  3. A pyrophosphate is lost from PRPP.

  4. The reaction is catalyzed by glutamine-PRPP aminotransferase.

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#Question id: 4760

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

you set up a cross between true breeding wild type male fruit flies and true breeding female flies with a yellow body color. you notice in the f1 generation that half the flies, specifically all the males, have yellow body color while the females are wild type (gray). which of the following explanations is the most likely?

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#Question id: 4761

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

which of the following statements about a lethal allele is not correct?

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#Question id: 4762

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

a semilethal allele is an example of which of the following extensions of mendelian genetics?

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#Question id: 4763

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

in a rare blood type referred to as the bombay phenotype, individuals are unable to attach the a or b antigens to their red blood cells. individuals that are homozygous recessive for gene "h" have the bombay phenotype and their blood type is type "o" regardless of their abo genotype. this is an example of what extension of mendelian inheritance?

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#Question id: 4764

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Which of the following is the best example of overdominance?

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#Question id: 4765

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

The recessive mutant allele that causes cystic fibrosis is much more frequent in Caucasians population than in other world populations. Some scientists believe heterozygotes must have had a survival advantage during plagues such as cholera that occasionally swept through this population. What concept does this illustrate?