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28 Cards in this Set
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What is the average lifetime of an H-bond between two H20 molecules?
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9.5 picoseconds
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Water forms clathrate structure around what?
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hydrophobic solute
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What does a nucleoside consist of? Name some
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base bonded to a sugar: adenosine, uridine, cytidine
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What does a nucleotide consist of?
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1-3 phosphate groups bonded to nucleosides: adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP), uridine 5' monophosphate
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What is the abbreviation for Alanine?
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Ala, A
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What is the abbreviation for Phenylalanine?
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Phe, F
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What is the abbreviation for Tryptophan?
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Trp, W
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What is the abbreviation for Asparagine?
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Asn, N
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What is the abbreviation for Glutamine?
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Gln, Q
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What is the abbreviation for Aspartic Acid?
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Asp, D
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What is the abbreviation for Glutamic Acid?
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E
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What is the abbreviation for Lysine?
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K
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What is the abbreviation for Arginine?
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R
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What are the letters for the Nonpolar Amino Acids?
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WIMP FLAV
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What are the letters for the Polar amino acids?
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So You Think Giant Queens Can Not Help
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Which amino acids have -1 charge
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Aspartic Acid and Glutamic Acid
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Which amino acids have +1 charge?
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Lysine, Arginine
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Describe site-directed mutagenesis
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changes nucleotide sequence of a cloned gene to change the amino acid sequence of a protein by thermal denaturation which anneals primers
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What base pairs increase the melting point?
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G&C
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Which DNA strand is left handed?
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Z
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What is A DNA formed by?
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dehydrated DNA fibers
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What is Z DNA formed by?
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synthetic oligonucleotides with an alternating pyrimidine-purine sequence
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What is the major form of DNA in cells? How many base pairs does it have per turn?
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B DNA, 10 base pairs
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Which buffer system buffers intracellular pH
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phosphate buffer
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Which buffer system buffers blood plasma?
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carbonate buffer
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What is transcription?
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process of RNA synthesis from DNA template
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How many polypeptides can prokaryotic mRNA specify?
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several
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How many polypeptides can eukaryotic mRNA specify?
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one
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