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Translation Initiation in bacteria_______ blocks tRNAs from binding A site

Met linked to tRNA^Met is not _______________; base pairs with internal AUG codons

Translation Initiation in bacteria________ blocks premature binding of large ribosomal subunit to small subunit

In eukaryotes, fMet not used for initiation; tRNA___ ^Met used (exists in addition to tRNA^met)

Translation Initiation in bacteriaOnce IF1 and IF3 are bound, ribosome can look for ________

formylase removes formyl group after ______________ ends

Some bacterial ORFs overlap ________________ of 1 SD & have overlapping start/stop codons (AUGA)

fMet-tRNA ^fMet only base pairs with ___________ downstream of Shine-Dalgarno

*****Explain what must happen after translation to create a functional protein

Why are males more often affected by diseases located on the X chromosome?

How many pairs of autosomes do humans have?

What is the female reproductive organ in plants?

What is the male reproductive organ in plants?

If an organism has a haploid number of 7, what is the diploid number of genes?

If an organism has a diploid number of 12, what is the haploid number of genes?

What are the female sex chromosomes?

What are the male sex chromosomes?

Where do organisms get their copies of genes?

All of these statements are true of population genetics EXCEPT for:a. Population geneticists usually do not care about the absolute counts of the different genotypes in a population.b. absolute counts are a more practical measurement than frequencies.c. Population geneticists draw a random or unbiased sample of individuals from a population.d. Frequencies sum to 1.0.

_____ and _____ are examples of negative assortment mating.a. Self-incompatibility; major histocompatibility complex (MHC)b. Self-pollination; isolationc. Self-pollination; major histocompatibility complexd. Self-incompatibility; isolation