To assay the amount of a chemical in the plasma of a patient anenzyme specific for the chemical is added to a sample of the plasmaand the rate of product formation is measured. The enzyme hasa Km of 30 uM (micromolar). The process is: 0.1 ml of theenzyme solution is […]

There are several examples of eukaryotic cells. Algae, Fungi, Plants, and Animals are all comprises of eukaryotic cells. Some algae and fungi are unicellular organisms, however the other algae and fungi, and all the plants and animals are multi-cellular organisms which are composed of the specialized eukaryotic cells which interact […]

A series of genetic crosses are planned to determine whether the genes for two characters are linked or unlinked. It is known from previous work that both characters exhibit a complete dominance inheritance pattern. In this particular species of elves, silver colored hair is dominant to tan colored hair, and […]

In examining a large sample pf yeast colonies on a petri dish, ageneticist finds an abnormal-looking colony that is very small.This small colony was crossed with wild type, and products ofmeiosis were spread on a plate to produce colonies. In total, therewere 188 wild type (normal size) colonies and 180 […]