Assignment Analogies are often effective strategies for communicating complex materials and concepts. In BCHM 100 we have already encountered at least two analogies, DNA as a “blueprint for life” and as a “recipe for life”. Although we argued in class that the recipe analogy is superior and that the blueprint […]

1. Does trans-oleic acid have a higher or lower melting point than cis-oleic acid? Why? Explain in detail. 2. Draw the structure of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-3-phospatidylserine. 3. Why can’t triglycerols (fats) be significant components of membranes? 4. When bacteria growing at 20 degree celsius are warmed to 30 degree celsius, are they […]

Q1. Select a chromosomal disorder from the March of Dimes Foundation Web site. o Post your response to the following: • Identify the disorder and explain how it is expressed in a person and inherited. • If you were the parent of a child with this disorder, with which question […]

1. Most transposable elements are flanked by short direct repeats. How are these direct repeats formed? 2. Which of the following is false concerning DNA replication in bacterial cells when compared to eucaryotic cells? (Examples that would make it true) 3. Which of the following is true concerning RNA polymerase […]