Cohesins and condensins are SMC proteins in eukaryotes. What are their major roles in the cell cycle?

What will be an ideal response?


Cohesins aid in keeping sister chromatids together following DNA replication. Condensins are responsible for condensing DNA in the early stages of mitosis.

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Which of the following is true of anorexia

nervosa?

a. it is caused by environmental and genetic factors combined b. bones are weakened from loss of calcium c. iron- deficiency anemia is common d. hear muscle is weakened e. all of these are true of anorexia nervosa

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The neutral subatomic particle is (are) the

a. neutron. b. proton. c. electron. d. neutron and proton. e. proton and electron.

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A competitive inhibitor of eukaryotic RNA polymerase III would have the greatest effect on:

A. replication B. reverse transcription C. translation D. mutation

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The freshwater leech is an organism that feeds off of the blood of other organisms such as frogs and turtles. Which interaction describes the relationship between freshwater leeches and frogs or turtles?

A) herbivory B) predation C) mutualism D) parasitism

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