Transporters, in contrast to channels, work by ________________

(a) specific binding to solutes.
(b) a gating mechanism.
(c) filtering solutes by charge.
(d) filtering solutes by size.


(a)

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The chemical difference between dideoxyribonucleotides used in Sanger sequencing and the deoxyribonucleotides

normally found in DNA is the presence of a(n) _____ in the deoxyribose sugar of dideoxyribonucleotides.

a. 3' – H rather than – OH b. 5' – H rather than – OH c. 5' – OH rather than – H d. 5' – H rather than – OH e. 3' – COOH rather than – OH

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Noting that half of a population is between the ages of 7 and 10 illustrates which of the following?

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The tendency of water molecules to form hydrogen bonds is

A. evaporation. B. hydrolysis. C. cohesion. D. condensation. E. adhesion.

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