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Which of the following is NOT true regarding ara operon?

Plasmid addiction is an amazing phenomenon. Please describe the mechanism using the E. coli plasmid addiction system PhD and Doc. [4 pts]

Please answer the following questions about the regulation of F plasmid conjugation: (1) How do FinO/finP regulate traJ expression? [2 pts] (2) What is the consequence of an F plasmid lacking the finO gene, in terms of the expression of the tra genes and conjugation activity? [2 pts]

An osteoma is a malignant tumor of the bone.

The olecranon is located in the _____.

The following Singular noun is provided. Please identify its Plural Noun and Adjective Spelling: Singular: Scapula   Plural: [plural]      Adjective: [adjective]

The following Singular noun is provided. Please identify its Plural Noun and Adjective Spelling: Singular: Phalanx    Plural: [plural]      Adjective: [adjective]

Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the region bounded by the given curves about the specified axis. Show: detailed graph, points of intersection and all steps for full credit.

Below is a fragment of DNA sequence encoding a gene. Some of the important genetic elements are underlined and marked in red as shown below. Please design an anti-sense regulatory sRNA that can down-regulate the translation of this gene. The sRNA sequence should be 20 nt long. Please write down the sRNA sequence from 5’-3’.  [2 pts] 5′-TAGTTGACATACATAATTCGTGACATTATAATGACTTTACAAATACAT ACAGGAGGTTCTGAATGGCGCAACACGATGAAGCTCAACAAAATGCT TTTTATCAAGTCTTAAATATGCCTAACTTAAATGCTGATCAACGCAATG GTTTTATCCAAAGCCTTAAAGATGATCCAAGCCAAAGTGCTAACGTTT TAGGTGAAGCTCAAAAACTTAATGACTCTCAAGCTCCAAAAGCTGATG CGCAACAAAATAACTTCAACAAAGATCAACAAAGCGCCTTCTATGAA ATCTTGAACATGCCTAACTTAAACGAAGCGCAACGTAACGGCTTCATT CAAAGTCTTAAAGACGACCCAAGCTAACGTGACATTTCGCCTCCGGT AGGAGGCGTTTTTTTTGCTA -3’

The following Singular noun is provided. Please identify its Plural Noun and Adjective Spelling: Singular: Patella    Plural: [plural]      Adjective: [adjective]