EBK BROCK BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS
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ISBN: 8220103633352
Author: Stahl
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9.11, Problem 2MQ
- What is a secondary metabolite?
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EBK BROCK BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS
Ch. 9.1 - How many protein-encoding genes are in the human...Ch. 9.1 - List three examples of how genomics has led to...Ch. 9.1 - What is one discovery resulting from the...Ch. 9.2 - What key molecules are essential for danger...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 2MQCh. 9.2 - What is the major problem in identifying genes...Ch. 9.2 - How can protein homology assist in genome...Ch. 9.3 - What lifestyle is typical of Bacteria and Archaea...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 2MQCh. 9.3 - Prob. 3MQ
Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 1CRCh. 9.4 - Prob. 1MQCh. 9.4 - Prob. 2MQCh. 9.4 - Prob. 3MQCh. 9.4 - Which genomes are larger, those of chloroplasts or...Ch. 9.5 - Prob. 1MQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 2MQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 3MQCh. 9.5 - What is the major difference in how duplications...Ch. 9.6 - Which class of genes is rarely transferred...Ch. 9.6 - List the major mechanisms by which horizontal gene...Ch. 9.6 - How might transposons be especially important in...Ch. 9.6 - Explain how horizontally transferred genes can be...Ch. 9.7 - Prob. 1MQCh. 9.7 - Prob. 2MQCh. 9.7 - Prob. 3MQCh. 9.7 - Explain how chromosomal islands might move between...Ch. 9.8 - Prob. 1MQCh. 9.8 - How is a metagenome analyzed?Ch. 9.8 - Prob. 1CRCh. 9.9 - Prob. 1MQCh. 9.9 - Prob. 2MQCh. 9.9 - Prob. 3MQCh. 9.9 - Prob. 1CRCh. 9.10 - Why is the term proteome ambiguous, whereas the...Ch. 9.10 - Prob. 2MQCh. 9.10 - Prob. 3MQCh. 9.10 - Prob. 1CRCh. 9.11 - Prob. 1MQCh. 9.11 - What is a secondary metabolite?Ch. 9.11 - Prob. 1CRCh. 9.12 - How are single cells isolated from a mixed...Ch. 9.12 - Prob. 2MQCh. 9.12 - How can single-cell genomics be used to address...Ch. 9.13 - Prob. 1MQCh. 9.13 - Prob. 2MQCh. 9.13 - Prob. 1CRCh. 9.14 - Prob. 1MQCh. 9.14 - Prob. 2MQCh. 9.14 - Prob. 1CRCh. 9 - Apart from genome size, what factors make complete...Ch. 9 - Describe how one might determine which proteins In...Ch. 9 - The gene encoding the beta subunit of RNA...Ch. 9 - Describe how you could use systems biology to...
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