Describe the neurophysiological changes that are involved in long-term memory. What will be an ideal response?
Concepts to Consider: Long-lasting changes in postsynaptic neurons; receptors are
activated; G proteins are activated; cyclic AMP acts as second messenger; protein kinase is
activated, enters nucleus, and phosphorylates CREB; CREB activates transcription of certain
genes and proteins produced.
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Which of the following is TRUE of fate mapping?
A. It determines the ultimate structure/function of a particular cell type during embryonic development. B. It maps the genes of an embryo. C. It assesses the quality of a developing embryo. D. It maps the proteins within a morphogenic field. E. It determines hereditable disorders in the embryo.
Suppose that Joe Scientist fuses a mouse cell and a human cell, and then treats the cell with specific antibodies covalently linked to fluorescent dyes (antibodies linked to mouse proteins are green; antibodies linked to human proteins are red). What will the cell look like immediately after labelling?
a. The red and green fluorescent labels will be uniformly distributed across the entire membrane of the cell. b. The cell will be half red and half green. c. The red and green labels will be distributed in the cell in intermingled patches. d. The red and green labels will flash in the cell intermittently
Examples of modifications to Cas9 include all of the following EXCEPT ________
A) promotor domains B) epigenetic modifiers C) fluorescent proteins D) repression domains
What is another name for the taiga?
A. coniferous forest B. prairie C. savanna D. tundra E. tropical rain forest