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Biochemistry

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1. What does biotin def cause






2. What substances induce phosphofructokinase






3. Why does alpha amanitin cause liver failure and Where is it found






4. What is the hardy weinberg allele prevalence






5. A small proportion of Down syndrome is due to What two genetic events






6. What happens to glycogen in the liver






7. What is maternal PKU






8. What is used to diagnose muscular dystrophies






9. Describe the replication fork






10. caf






11. What chromosome is the NF gene on...






12. What step begins the urea cycle and What is the enzyme needed - Where does it happen






13. What are bite cells and when do you see them






14. Which amino acids are elastin rich in






15. What are the two transgenic strategies in mice






16. What initiates protein synthesis






17. What is the breakdown product of dopamine






18. Which kind of osteogenesis imperfecta is fata in utero or in neonatal period






19. progressive neurodegeneration - hepatosplenomegaly - cherry red spot on macula - foam cells






20. benign asymptomatic condition with elevated levels of fructose in urine and blood - dz and enzyme






21. What are the results of unbalanced translocation






22. bilateral acoustic schwannomas - juvenile cataracts






23. cytoskeletal elements in micorvilli - muscle contracting fibers - cytokenesis - adherens jxns






24. Which direction does kinesin go






25. What happens with dry beriberi






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






27. How do fluoroquinolones work






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






29. Leysh - Nyhan syndrome is a defect in which enzyme and What are the biochemical results






30. What are pyrimidines made from






31. What happens with wet beriberi






32. What are cyclins






33. What neuroanatomical strutures are injured in wernicke - korsakoff






34. What does vit E def cause






35. What does aminoacyl tRNA synthetase do the AA before and after it binds to tRNA - and what happens if it's the wrong the match






36. What do neurofilaments stain for






37. Gene imprinting implies that How many alleles are active at a single locus






38. What is the prevalence of an X- linked recessive disease in males and in females






39. What inhibits pyruvate kinase






40. What metabolic rxns occur in both the cytoplasm and mitochondria






41. What reaction does adenosine deaminase normally catalyze






42. characterize x linked dominant






43. What happens in folate def






44. What is the main source of folate






45. what findings are associated with marfans






46. What is locus heterogeneity and give an example






47. What other inflammatory process can induce a hemolytic anemia in NADPH defieicnt patients






48. What are the findings with homocystinuria and What amino acid is needs to be supplemented






49. What tissues have both enzymes of sorbitol metabolism






50. What is the order of severity for the different types of mutations