Indicate Whether Each of the Following Descriptions Better Applies to Phytochromes

question 60

Short Answer

Indicate whether each of the following descriptions better applies to phytochromes (P), cryptochromes (C), or phototropins (T). Your answer would be a four-letter string composed of letters P, C, and T only, e.g. TPCC.
( ) They respond to red light.
( ) They are found in animals as well as in plants.
( ) They are flavoproteins.
( ) They are dimeric, cytosolic serine/threonine protein kinases that are normally activated by autophosphorylation.

Describe the capacity and function of different memory systems such as sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

Explain the significance of the Atkinson-Shiffrin model in understanding how memory works.

Understand the role of iconic and echoic memories in the encoding of sensory information.

Appreciate the variations in working-memory capacity across different age groups.

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Definitions:

RNAi

A biological process in which RNA molecules inhibit gene expression or translation, by neutralizing targeted mRNA molecules.

Eukaryotic Organisms

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Viruses

Infectious agents composed of nucleic acid encased in a protein coat, capable of hijacking living cells to reproduce.

Comparative Genomics

The field of biological research in which the genomic features of different organisms are compared.