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Which level of protein structure is disrupted through the hydrolysis of peptide bonds? Quaternary Tertiary Primary Secondary correct answers Primary The primary structure of a protein is the sequence of amino acids held together by peptide bonds. Peptide bonds are formed by dehydrati...

polymerase chain reaction (PCR) correct answers process to copy DNA What is needed to complete PCR correct answers Template DNA, Nucleotides (dNTPS), DNA Polymerase, and DNA Steps of PCR correct answers denaturation, annealing, elongation denaturation correct answers loss of normal shap...

What is the basic structure of an amino acid? What do they look like? correct answers amino group (NH2 or NH3), carboxyl group (COO or COOH), alpha carbon (C), and variable group How do you identify the 3 different types of side chains: non-polar/hydrophobic, polar, and charged? correct answers N...

1. The polymerase chain reaction is a tool used to study protein structure. True False correct answers False Feedback PCR is a tool used to amplify a specific segment of DNA. What color is the primer in the following diagram? Red Purple Blue correct answers Red Feedback Recall ...

Hemophilia Pedigree - Father has hemophilia, mother does not. What is the outcome for their kids? correct answers His daughters would be carriers. This is x-link recessive. Autosomal: Dominant: correct answers Autosomal: males and females equally affected. Dominant: non-carrier parents poly...

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) correct answers An organisms genetic material found in the nucleus of a cell Double stranded helical nucleic acid molecule consisting of nucleotide monomers with deoxyribose sugar and nitrogenous bases (A, C, G, T) capable of replicating Which nucleotides/bases are ...

Hydrogen bond correct answers Weak bond interaction Between two molecules amino group correct answers Consists of hydorgen and nitrogen atoms (-NH3+) macromolecules correct answers A giant molecule in a living organism formed by the joining of smaller molecules: a protein, carbohydrate, or nuc...

What is a broad definition of data? correct answers Raw facts that are captured on printed or digital media What are data? correct answers Facts that are collected and stored in a database system What is a determining characteristic of unstructured data? correct answers It does not follow a da...

Flat Files correct answers a file having no internal hierarchy Hashed Files correct answers A file that has been encrypted for security purposes. Heap File correct answers An unsorted set of records. Information correct answers The transformation of raw data into useful facts. Punch Card...

ad hoc query correct answers A "spur-of-the-moment" question analytical database correct answers A database focused primarily on storing historical data and business metrics used for tactical or strategic decision making availability correct answers In the context of data security, it refers...

Associative Entity correct answers An associative entity is an element of the entity-relationship model. All relationships for the associative entity should be many. Attribute correct answers An attribute is a property or characteristic of an entity. Binary relationship correct answers A binar...

What is a broad definition of data? correct answers Raw facts that are captured on printed or digital media What are data? correct answers Facts that are collected and stored in a database system What is a determining characteristic of unstructured data? correct answers It does not follow a da...

They can serve as a communication tool between the users and designers. correct answers Which of the following is true of business rules? entity correct answers A(n) _______ is anything about which data are to be collected and stored. XML/Hybrid data model correct answers Oracle 11g is an exam...

3 Vs correct answers Three basic characteristics of Big Data databases: volume, velocity, and variety. abstract data type (ADT) correct answers Data type that describes a set of similar objects with shared and encapsulated data representation and methods. A(n)___ is generally used to describe com...