As a protein is being synthesized, the correct folding of the protein is aided by the movement of nonpolar amino acids toward the inner areas of the protein. How can this phenomenon be explained?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The exclusion of hydrophobic groups from the aqueous surface is called the hydrophobic effect.

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Four of the five answers listed below are sources of variation in a population. Select the exception

a. mutation b. sexual reproduction c. crossing over d. independent assortment e. law of dominance

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In the formation of transgenic animals, DNA is usually inserted into eggs or embryos. If some cells of the embryo do not receive the introduced DNA, the result is an organism with cells of different genotypes; the organism is known as what?

What will be an ideal response?

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