What Is the Function of the Nuclear Pore Complex

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Multiple Choice

What is the function of the nuclear pore complex?

• A) It assembles ribosomes from raw materials that are synthesized in the nucleus.
• B) It synthesizes components of the endomembrane system.
• C) It synthesizes and repairs DNA.
• D) It regulates movement of materials across the nuclear envelope.

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Definitions:

Free Radical Chlorinations

A reaction involving the substitution of hydrogen by chlorine in a hydrocarbon through the action of free radicals.

Hammond Postulate

A principle in organic chemistry that proposes the structure of a transition state is more similar to the structure of the reactants or products to which it is more similar in energy.

Free Radical Bromination

A chemical reaction process whereby bromine radicals (Br.) selectively react with C-H bonds in hydrocarbons to form brominated products.

Methane

The simplest alkane, a colorless, odorless gas (CH4), that is the main component of natural gas and a potent greenhouse gas.