Lipids as pigments in plants and bird feathers.

Birds acquire the pigments that color their feathers red or yellow by eating plant materials that contain carotenoid pigments, such as canthaxanthin and zeaxanthin.

The differences in pigmentation between male and female birds are the result of differences in intestinal uptake and processing of carotenoids.

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#Id: 8132

#XL - Q Biochemistry

Lipids as pigments in plants and bird feathers.

Birds acquire the pigments that color their feathers red or yellow by eating plant materials that contain carotenoid pigments, such as canthaxanthin and zeaxanthin.

The differences in pigmentation between male and female birds are the result of differences in intestinal uptake and processing of carotenoids.

TLS Online TPP Program

#Id: 8132

#XL - T Zoology

Lipids as pigments in plants and bird feathers.

Birds acquire the pigments that color their feathers red or yellow by eating plant materials that contain carotenoid pigments, such as canthaxanthin and zeaxanthin.

The differences in pigmentation between male and female birds are the result of differences in intestinal uptake and processing of carotenoids.

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#Id: 8850

#XL - T Zoology

Geminin 

a small protein,, that contributes to the inhibition of re-initiation at origins until cells complete a full cell cycle.

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#Id: 8851

#XL - T Zoology

Geminin is expressed in late G1; it binds to and inhibits Cdt1 preventing reloading of the MCM helicase.

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#Id: 8852

#XL - T Zoology

Geminin contains a destruction box at its N-terminus that is recognized by APC/Ccdh1, causing it to be ubiquitinylated in late anaphase and degraded by proteasomes.

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#Id: 8853

#XL - T Zoology

Cohesins 

The protein ring complexes that establish linkages between sister chromatids

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#Id: 8854

#XL - T Zoology

Cohesins establish linkages between the replicated DNA molecules, which are essential for their accurate segregation later in the cell cycle. This linking mechanism is coupled to DNA replication.

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#Id: 8855

#XL - T Zoology

Cohesins are composed of four subunits: 

Smc1, Smc3, Scc1, and Scc3