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1. What does hormone sensitive lipase do






2. How do tetracyclines work






3. Fluorescent DNA or RNA probe binds to specific gene of interest - used for specific localization of genes and direct visualization of anomalies - like microdeletions - at molecular level






4. What is the Hardy Weinberg disease prevalence equation






5. What shuttle is involved in fatty acid synthesis and What does it move From where to where






6. What does the passage of electrons result in that when coupled to OXPHOS drives the production of ATP






7. metaphse chromosomes are stained - ordered and numbered according to morphology - size - arm length ratio - banding pattern






8. telangiectasia - recrrent epistaxis - skin discolorations - AVMs






9. What are the blood glucose levels maintained by for days 1-3






10. Which type of chromatin is less condensed - transcriptionally active - sterically accesible






11. characterize autosomal domint inheritance






12. What does a carboxylase do






13. RNA poly can't proofread - but What can it do






14. In a marathon Where does energy come from






15. What is Gowers maneuver






16. What metabolic rxns occur in the cytoplasm






17. protein malnutrition resulting in skin lesions - edema and liver malfxn






18. What are the physical findings of fragile x syndrome






19. phosphorylation of glucose to yield glucose 6 phosphate serves as the 1st step of what rxns and what enzymes catalyze it






20. in a 100 meter sprint Where does energy come from






21. What does helicase do






22. What is the RDE of the HMP shunt






23. characterize mitochondrial inheritance






24. characterize autosomal recessive inheritance






25. What amino acid makes up most of the octamer






26. What is the RDE of gluconeogenesis






27. What is the function of biotin






28. What are the glucogenic/ketogenic amino acids






29. What is the activated carrier for phosphoryl






30. What does a kinase do






31. What is a missense mutation






32. In which single strand DNA repair mechanism do specific endonucleases release the oligonucTIDE containing bases and DNA poly and ligase fill and reseal - and what disease occures when this is mutated






33. Which part of the DNA binds RNA polymerase and multiple other TFs upstream from gene locus






34. What induces pyruvate kinase






35. What does osteogenesis imperfecta causes and why






36. What trinucleotide repeat in Huntingtons and what chromosome is it found on...






37. Which cells are rich in smooth ER






38. What happens in vit K def






39. What does amino acid catabolsim results in the formation of what?






40. nucleotide repeat for fredreich's ataxia






41. What is pleiotropy and given an example






42. Where are the secretory proteins made and N- linked oligosaccharide addtions put on proteins






43. What is linkage disequilibrium






44. What are pyrimidines made from






45. Of the four possible fates for pyruvate - which one can replenish TCA cycle or be used in gluconeogenesis






46. What causes Down syndrome






47. What does degenerate/rundant genetic code refer to...






48. In which state is FBPase -2 active






49. What does apoCII do






50. What does the ELISA test for







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