Tay-Sachs disease (infantile amaurotic idiocy) is a rare human disease in which toxic substances accumulate in nerve cells. The recessive allele responsible for the disease is inherited in a simple Mendelian pattern. For unknown reasons, the allele is more common in populations of Ashkenazi Jews of eastern Europe. A woman […]

Directions: Write a 1 to 2 page, double-spaced paper in 12 pt. font in response to the following question. The Super bug Many of you may have heard of the “super bug.” The reason for its name is because many people take too many different forms of antibiotics for just […]

Question 1: How does the body react to rapid weight loss?Hunger decreases and the metabolic rate goes up. Hunger increases and the metabolic rate goes up. Hunger increases and the metabolic rate goes down. Question 2: Which of the graphs in the figure best illustrates the activity of an enzyme […]

1. Why is the synthesis of mRNA a central issue for all viruses? 2. Polio and HIV are both +ssRNA viruses that have very different strategies for replicating their genomes. After the viral genomes enter the cell (ie. post entry), describe the first step involved in replication of each genome. […]