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The tartness of some wines is due to high concentrations of L-malate. Draw out the sequence of reactions showing how yeast cells synthesize the net production of L-malate from pyruvate under anaerobic conditions without any net NADH production. Show the structures and names of all reactants and products, as well […]

Something Practical: What’s your allele? Pick two of the traits below.  What is your phenotype for that trait?  Can you determine your genotype from your phenotype?  Why or why not?  If the answer is no, what additional information would you need to determine your genotype? Free Ear LobeThe allele for […]

A written analysis of a recent news article related to biology is due on December 3rd The goal of this assignment is for you to critically evaluate the science reporting in the article. To do this, you will need to include additional background on the topic, a summary of the […]

Living diatoms contain brownish plastids. If global warming causes blooms of diatoms in the surface waters of Earth’s oceans, how might this be harmful to the animals that build coral reefs? 1)The coral animals’ endosymbiotic dinoflagellates may get “shaded out” by the diatoms. 2)The coral animals, which capture planktonic organisms, […]