Describe three characteristics of enhancers

What will be an ideal response?


position need not be fixed, orientation may be inverted without significant effect, not gene specific

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The covalent bonds connecting monomer units in sugars can be formed by the removal of a water molecule. This reaction is referred to as: rev: 09_11_2014_QC_53628

A. a hydrolysis reaction. B. an oxidation-reduction reaction. C. a dehydration reaction. D. a hydration reaction.

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Which of the following is not typical of an antigen?

A. Low molecular weight B. Protein C. Foreign D. Polysaccharide E. Low molecular weight AND protein

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Morgan realized that Bateson and Punnett had detected genetic linkage but they couldn't explain their results because they performed the wrong cross

What type of cross did Morgan use for the analysis of genetic linkage of autosomal genes in Drosophila?

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Amphibians’ history include all of the following EXCEPT:a

underwent an adaptive radiation during the Carboniferous period. b. inhabited both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. c. are thought to have descended from lungfish during the late Devonian period. d. were the dominant terrestrial carnivores of the Carboniferous period. e. appeared for the first time in the Silurian period

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