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A: You do an experiment in which you add oxaloacetate uniformly labeled with14C (ie withequal amounts of 14C in eachof its carbon atoms) along with unlabeled acetyl-CoA to an extractof mitochondria. After a single pass through the TCA cycle, whatfraction of the original radioactivity will be found in the oxaloacetate? […]

Assignment: Electronic Cigarettes and Liquid Nicotine Please read these instructions carefully! You will apply what you have learned about scientific literacy, biological literacy and biochemistry to the use of e-cigs to help quit smoking. The PDFs posted on Titanium contains the following articles: Ritchel, M. (2014, March 23). Selling a […]

1. It has been said that viruses lead “a kind of borrowed life.” Do you think viruses should be considered living organisms or not? Back up your opinion by supporting facts about viruses. 2. Distinguish among viruses, viroids, and prions. Give some examples of each type of infectious agent and […]

Question: Assume you hypothesize that an animal with a mutation that affects conversion of the b form of glycogen synthase to the a form could not produce glycogen at functional levels. Your friend disagrees and believes that the animal would produce glycogen at functional levels. What good reason could your friend […]