True or false 1. When bidirectional replication forks from adjacent origins meet, a leading strand always runs into a lagging strand. 2. Each time the genome is replicated, half the newly synthesized DNA is stitched together from Okazaki fragments. 3. Telomerase is a polymerase that carries its own RNA molecule […]

Assume you have discovered a new Xenopus gene that codes for a RNA binding protein. You are not sure what its function is but you are interested in finding out as much as you can about the protein’s role in development of the embryo (from oocyte to tailbud stage) so […]

1. describe the vascular and nervous pathways that are involved in the control of secretion of pituitary hormones. 2. describe the main causes of pituitary dysfunction and the methods used to evaluate normal/ abnormal hormone secretion- hormonal levels, feedback control and ‘pituitary function’ tests used in the clinic. 3. outline […]

A discussion in my A&P 2 class on this article below. can you assist ?  if using reference please provide Some competitive swimmers hyperventilate before a race, thinking they can “load up extra oxygen” and hold their breaths longer underwater. While they can indeed hold their breaths longer, it is […]