Chapter6Homework University of California, Davis BIS BIS 104

Question 1:




What is the shrinkage rate (depolymerization rate) in µm min-1 ?

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Your Answer(s):
# -.6 µm min-1
Question 2:




What is the growth rate (polymerization rate) in µm min-1 ?

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Your Answer(s):
# 1 µm min-1
Question 3:




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, What is the growth rate in tubulin heterodimers per minute? (An αβ tubulin
heterodimer is 8 nm in diameter.)

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Your Answer(s):
# .25 tubulin heterodimers per minute
Question 4:




What is the catastrophe frequency? (units should be min-1) (Hint, you can
only have a catastrophe while growing)

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Your Answer(s):
# 0.5 min-1
Question 5:




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