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You have discovered a novel compound (U-500), which is an inhibitor of mitochondrial ATP synthesis. You observe that when U-500 is addedto cells or isolated mitochondria, the NAD+/NADH ratio decreases. Do you think that U- 500 is an uncoupling agent or an inhibitor of respiratory electrontransfer? Explain briefly, and suggest […]

Question: Assume you have 10ml of a concentrated solution of dye and you want to prepare a 1/3, 1/9, and 1/27 dilution so that you have at least 5 ml of each solution to work with when you are all done. How can you accomplish this? Diagram a scheme that […]

In the humans, the gene for albinism is recessive to gene for normal skin pigmentation.   1) a) If two heterozygous persons have children, state the probability they will have a child who is an albino? b) Specify the probability they will have a child which is a carrier of […]

observations of gamma-irradiated and control wheat plants showed that the oldest leaves and coleoptiles of irradiated wheat were shorter than the oldest leaves and the coleoptiles of the control plants. Microscopy was used to establish if the differences in coleoptile length in 7-day plants were due to changes in the […]