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1. Would you expect the formation of a polymer from monomers to be spontaneous or non-spontaneous? Is energy required or released when polymers form? (entropy, order)2. Create a table comparing three of the major classes of macromolecules: proteins, carbohydrates and nucleic acids. Compare these macromolecules in terms of role in […]

1. Debate the following questions about energy drinks and “energy shots”: Do these products provide a valuable source of energy? Should these products be used by athletes? Should they be allowed or banned by athletic organizations? Should the manufacturers be allowed to advertise as they do? Is a zero-Calorie energy […]

suppose we have three linked genes, all of which control different aspects of the same phenotype. We perform a testcross of a triple heterozygote (a+b+c+/a b c) with a triply homozygous recessive (a b c/a b c) and then count the number of progeny in each of the phenotypic classes. […]

A Lab on diffusion and osmosis. Basically, we had a15ml strip of dialysis tubing that was soaked. We tied a knotto form a sack. We added 3ml of starch, gelatine (protein),glucose and NaCl into the sack and we tied the sack with another knot. We rinsed it with a little […]