Dennis Tends to Eat Excessive Amounts of Food Several Times

question 105

Multiple Choice

Dennis tends to eat excessive amounts of food several times a day.As a result of overeating, Dennis is 30 pounds overweight.Dennis is most likely exhibiting:

• A)the non-purging type of bulimia nervosa.
• B)the purging type of bulimia nervosa.
• C)the binge-purge type of anorexia nervosa.
• D)binge-eating disorder.

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Definitions:

DNA Helicase

An enzyme that unwinds the DNA helix ahead of the replication fork, allowing the replication machinery to access the single strands of DNA.

Primosome

A complex of proteins responsible for synthesizing the RNA primers required in DNA synthesis.

Single-Strand Binding Proteins

Proteins that bind to single-stranded DNA during replication or repair processes, stabilizing the DNA.

DNA Primase

Enzyme that begins the process of DNA replication by synthesizing a short RNA segment complementary to the DNA template strand; this RNA strand is subsequently degraded and replaced with DNA.