With regard to mammalian chromosomes, what is a t-loop?

What will be an ideal response?


The t-loop is a structure found at the ends of linear chromosomes formed by folding back of the 3' terminal single-strand of the telomere to hybridize with the duplex portion of the telomere.

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A) I and II B) II and III C) II and IV D) I, III, and IV

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Which plant hormone has mostly inhibitory

effects? a. auxin b. gibberellin c. cytokinin d. abscisic acid e. ethylene

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Hosts who do not display disease symptoms but who nevertheless are infected and can spread infection are referred to as __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following is the most powerful?

Fast-twitch muscles Mixed muscles Slow-twitch muscles Slow-twitch and fast-twitch muscles have the same strength.

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