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  • Question
  • Nucleotide bases and aromatic amino acids absorb light respectively at


  • Options
  • A. 280 and 260 nm
  • B. 260 and 280 nm
  • C. 270 and 280 nm
  • D. 260 and 270 nm

  • Correct Answer
  • 260 and 280 nm 


  • More questions

    • 1. To clone into a plasmid vector, both the plasmid and the foreign DNA are cut

    • Options
    • A. with the same restriction enzyme and mixed together
    • B. with different restriction enzyme and mixed together
    • C. with the combination of enzymes and then seperated
    • D. with the combination of enzymes and mixed together
    • Discuss
    • 2. A purine with an amine (NH2) group on the 6th carbon is

    • Options
    • A. adenine
    • B. cytosine
    • C. thymine
    • D. guanine
    • Discuss
    • 3. What is the proportion of glycine residues in collagenous regions?

    • Options
    • A. One-fourth
    • B. One-third
    • C. Half
    • D. One-tenth
    • Discuss
    • 4. Fructose is metabolized by

    • Options
    • A. fructose 1-phosphate pathway
    • B. fructose 6-phosphate pathway
    • C. glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate pathway
    • D. both (a) and (b)
    • Discuss
    • 5. The active form of glycogen phosphorylase is phosphorylated, while the dephosphorylation of which active form occurs?

    • Options
    • A. Glycogen synthase
    • B. Glycogen semisynthase
    • C. Glycogen hydrolase
    • D. Glycogen dehydrogenase
    • Discuss
    • 6. Synthesis of fatty acid takes place when

    • Options
    • A. fatty acid are plentiful
    • B. carbohydrate is plentiful
    • C. carbohydrate and energy are plentiful
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Over 50% of common cancers are associated with damage to a protein, p53. This protein

    • Options
    • A. is a cyclin
    • B. is a tumor supressor
    • C. is an oncogene
    • D. regulates apoptosis
    • Discuss
    • 8. Gluconeogenesis requires a higher amount of ATP equivalents as compared to that produced by glycolysis because

    • Options
    • A. gluconeogenesis releases energy as heat
    • B. glycolysis releases energy as heat
    • C. glycolysis occurs in the mitochondria while gluconeogenesis occurs in the cytosol
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Difficulties with somatic gene therapy arise from all of the following except

    • Options
    • A. GVHD caused by mature T cells in the transplanted cells
    • B. inserting a gene so that it will function properly
    • C. limited life span of more mature hematopoietic cells
    • D. transducing genetic material into stem cells
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which pair of amino acids absorbs the most UV light at 280 nm?

    • Options
    • A. Threonine & Histidine
    • B. Trp & Tyrosine
    • C. Cystein & Asparagine
    • D. Phenylalnine & Proline
    • Discuss


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