Review for BSC1010 Final that will consist of 50 questions taken from these facts. 1. A modified form of cellulose found in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans is known as chitin. 2. Non-polarity and insolubility characterize biological compounds known as lipids. 3. Alpha helix and beta pleated sheets are examples of the secondary level of protein structure. 4. Components of nucleic acids include a five-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, an organic nitrogen containing base, and phosphodiester
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August 28, 2010 17:12 WSPC/0219-8770 195-ijitm S0219877010002100 International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management Vol. 7, No. 3 (2010) 237–246 c World Scientific Publishing Company DOI: 10.1142/S0219877010002100 Int. J. Innovation Technol. Management 2010.07:237-246. Downloaded from www.worldscientific.com by PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY on 07/25/15. For personal use only. STRATEGIC PLANNING OF FUTURE PRODUCTS WITH PRODUCT SCENARIOS VOLKER GRIENITZ∗ and VOLKER BLUME
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According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fairly uncommon genetic disorder which occurs in approximately 70,000 people worldwide (n.d.-a). Although it is uncommon, the disease is fairly well known even in the general public. With advances in medicine, in both diagnosis and treatment of the disease, CF does not carry the death sentence it once did. As is the case with many diseases, people affected are living longer and more normal lives than they were able to in the
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Readings). a. G1 phase: The cell increases the supply of proteins and increases its organelles. b. S phase: Linear chromosome is replicated. c. G2 phase: Increases protein preparing to replicate. (Module 3 Readings) b) M phase: M phase is a method of indirect cell division by means of which the two daughter nuclei normally receive identical complements of the number of chromosomes of the somatic cells of the species. 2) Which phase is the shortest? Anaphase is the shortest phase
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cancer”(Gene Editing). Gene editing has changed the mutations in the DNA strand. One part of the DNA strand can cause the illness that changes a person's life. “These are monogenic, meaning only one gene is responsible for the illness. Once this method is perfected, multi-gene conditions such as heart disease can be tackled” (Perri P). When DNA is edited certain sections of one or multiple genes are inserted and replaced. A method called the zinc-finger method allowed to introduce natural enzymes to the
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Nerve Impulse Synapses Receptors Muscle Animal Responses Control of Heart Rate The Hormone System Homeostasis Temperature Homeostasis Blood Glucose Homeostasis Control of Mammalian Oestrus Plant Responses The Genetic Code Protein Synthesis Gene Mutations Stem Cells Control of Gene Expression Biotechnology DNA sequencing Southern Blot In vivo cloning Genetically Modified Organisms Gene Therapy Genetic Screening and Counselling 2 4 6 0 14 17 24 28 30 33 34 38 42 44 48 50 54 57 63 66 71 76 80 85 89
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ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, about 40 light-years away from Earth. The exoplanet was found via the transit method,where the brightness of a star fluctuates due to the occultation of an exoplanet. TRAPPIST-1e is roughly the same as Earth in respect to its mass, density, gravity, radius, temperature, and stellar flux. How do we know these things? TRAPPIST-1e was found via the transit method, in which the planet blocks a small percentage of the central star’s light. This allowed scientists to define
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the spinal cord. This cancer comes from astrocytes, which forms the supportive tissue of the brain. Astrocytes are microscopic star shaped cells that make up one of the many foundations of the brain. Primary brain tumors are formed when there are mutations that occur in the normal cells of the brain. An Astrocytoma is labeled as a primary brain tumor. Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer- related deaths in children 14 years old and younger, and the second leading cause of cancer- related deaths
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not possible to irradiate prions. Because these processes do not easily destroy prions, they can be transmitted by consumption of infected meat, transfusions of blood, cannibalism and organ transplants. Other ways of acquiring the disease includes mutations in the prion gene, which is transmitted from parent to child, or they can arise spontaneously. Prion diseases are called transmissible spongiform encephalopathy - transmissible because they can infect others, spongiform for the sponge resemblance
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Abstract Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is greatly used in molecular genetics. It entails amplification of a single DNA strand into millions of similar DNA fragments. It involves three stages in each cycle. It is repeated to about 30 cycles. This method is vital as it is used in various processes such molecular identification, genetic engineering, and sequencing. The three stages in each cycle have varying duration and temperature. A thermal cycler is involved in the regulation of temperature in
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