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4 parts of a slow twitch muscle contraction Correct
Answers 1. Latent period: time between
application of AP and initiation of contraction
2. Contraction: muscle shortens and does its work
3. Relaxation: muscle elongates and returns to
original position
4. Refractory Period: time of recovery between
stimulations of musle
acetylcholine Correct Answers neurotransmitter at
the neuromuscular junction
Actin Correct Answers globular protein which
polymerizes into polymeric helical fibers
Thin filament of protein found in muscles
Light band (I Band)
Action Potential Correct Answers change in
charge of resting potential via ion transport
Active transport of Na and K Correct Answers High
Na outside (3) and high K inside (2)
,Adipose Tissue Correct Answers fat cells that pad
and insulate the body
Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase Correct Answers
Bacteriophage experiments
Viral reproduction experiments where
radioisotopes were used
Phages used to determine that DNA was genetic
material as the radioactivity of DNA determines
radioactivity of the bacteria.
Alphabet Analogy Correct Answers Letters: ATGC
(nucleotides)
Words: Codons
Definitions: Amino Acid
amino-acetyl transfer RNA synthetase Correct
Answers The enzyme that links an amino acid to
its tRNA
Applications of DNA technology Correct Answers
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism: Shows
inherited disease
, Gene Therapy: gives a newly infected gene to
replace defective genes
CRISPR: Edits genes
Leukemia Immunotherapy: Inserts into T-Cells for
cancer receptors
Axon Correct Answers long outgrowth of the cell
body that carry signals to the next neuron
BioInformatics Correct Answers the application of
information technology to molecular genetics
Uses algorithms to store and analyze biological
data
Shows very small differences in DNA that can lead
to curing of diseases and detection early.
Biotechnology Correct Answers Gene cloning can
occur...
via a plasmid
libraries
probes
polymerase change reaction
Blood Correct Answers includes fluids matrices
plasma has dissolved proteins