multiple start codons (virus)
I came across a question describing a virus with multiple start codons, A, B, and C, for a gene encoding a surface antigen. To clarify, the surface antigen may vary slightly depending on which start...
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Can someone explain the effects of the drugs on the ETC/proton gradient and their effects on ATP production and O2 consumption. I am honestly trying to get these down because whenever I encounter a...
View ArticleAltius 4 C/P #35
View attachment 203636 I'm kinda confused why B is the answer. Wouldn't treating compound 6 with base first deprotonate the -OH, since the oxygen can hold the negative charge better than nitrogen?...
View ArticleTPR Hyperlearning Workbook Error Question
There is a particular question asking for the expression setup of Ba(OH)2 in order to find the solubility product. Answer in book: Ksp = [Ba2+][OH-]^2 Shouldn't it be Ksp = [Ba2+][2*OH]^2 The 2 coming...
View ArticleWhich of the following is true concerning myelinated and unmyelinated axons?
This question has been posted before but the answers have been inconclusive. A. the amount of energy used by the Na/K ATPs ase is much less in the myelinated axons than in the unmyelinated axons B....
View ArticleStronger Ligand Chloroamine vs ammonia
Hey guys, I was going through the questions in TPR Hyperlearning Science workbook. I got to Chemistry passage 25, question 2. I had trouble understanding it. I don't understand why chloroamine would be...
View ArticleAAMC sample test C/P #47
Can somebody please explain how we are suppose to know the -OH on the phosphate group is suppose to be deprotonated at PH of 7? Is this just something we are just suppose to know in addition to knowing...
View ArticleSection Bank Bio #47
I understand why A is correct. But why would B be incorrect? I was debating between these 2, because they both seemed correct to me. Thank you.
View ArticleAAMC sample test C/P #38, #52
Hi guys! can anyone explain the solutions to these questions please? i didn't understand the aamc solution explanation so well :/ 38. expected carbon labeling pattern 52. What is the freq of the...
View ArticleMistake on AAMC Flashcard?
Doesnt really have to do with the correct answer, just with the answer explanations. (For those of you who have it) Look at the answer explanations for card 14 in bio (the green ones). It says muscles...
View Articlegluconeogenesis and fatty acid oxidation
View attachment 203765 (From KA) - They must mean that fatty acid oxidation fuels gluconeogenesis in terms of generating some ATP to drive gluconeogenesis? Because acetyl-coa from f.a. oxidation can't...
View ArticleSMP vs. Med School
Hello, I am a rising senior at a small liberal arts college with a cumulative GPA of a 3.42. I have raised my GPA 0.51 over the course of my undergraduate career (My last three semesters of college...
View ArticleAAMC Archimede's Principle problem (MCAT 2015 Sample test)
Can someone please explain the Archimedes problem on the AAMC sample test? The one asking about the density of a human body calculated by the weight in air and its weight submerged in water? Answer...
View Articlewhich is most soluble in ethanol
View attachment 203795 The answer given is (B). I thought B/C would likely be in the aqueous layer. No pH was given so it's a bit ambiguous.
View ArticleEK Bio 1 - EK 30min lecture 1 exam Q3
Question is: Chaperones assist in the formation of a protein's: a) primary structure b) secondary structure c) tertiary structure d) quaternary structure. Answer is C), tertiary structure. Most...
View Articlerefraction question
View attachment 203794 The answer is (B). I chose it over (A) based on reasoning, but I was wondering how to determine that blue light would be refracted more? Blue light has a shorter wavelength than...
View ArticleKsp vavlue
Hi Guys, I'm confused how they solve for Ksp valvue Ksp = S(2s)^2 = S(4s^2) Ksp = 4S^3 I don't get the second step how did they end up with S(4S^2)? and what happen to [M]? Please help Thanks View...
View ArticleTPR FL 1 # 9 Spoiler - Electron Affinity
View attachment 203798 Can someone explain how this makes any sense.
View ArticleC/P section bank #63
Can someone kindly explain what is going on among the different species in each of the three experimental conditions (1-3)? @aldol16 ? I can't visualize the biotin/Dnmt3a/DNA interactions... Thank you!
View ArticleRefraction.
Why is D wrong? It's true, just not the correct answer for the question right?
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