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Q1. Consider the HIV enzyme called protease. The amino acid residues at the active site are highly hydrophobic. In designing a drug that would bind to the active site and jam it, researchers must use which kind of molecule? Q2. 1. Why can’t microbes that as expected clean up the […]

Q1. Mr. and Mrs. Lehman have sought genetic counselling. Mrs. Lehman is concerned since she is unexpectantly pregnant and her husband’s brother died of Tay-Sachs disease. She can recall no incidence of Tay-Sachs disease in her own family. Do you think biochemical testing must be recommended to detect the deleterious […]

An ecological footprint is an estimate of a. the carrying capacity of a nation b. the number of offspring an adult produces and the resulting demand on resources c. the land and water area needed per person to meet the current demand on resources d. the size of a population […]

Q1. Describe how the presence of the appendix might be used to explain our common ancestry with other mammals, and determine what it may tell us about the dietary history of humans. Give an example with the response. Q2. Species have been traditionally characterized as “primitive” and “advanced.” For example, […]