How Will Brief Heating (To 95°C)affect Macromolecular Structures in Aqueous

question 64

Multiple Choice

How will brief heating (to 95°C) affect macromolecular structures in aqueous solution?

• A)Unsaturated fatty acid tails will become saturated.
• B)Proteins will unfold (denature).
• C)Starch will hydrolyze into monomeric sugars.
• D)Proteins will hydrolyze into amino acids.

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Definitions:

Gamete Formation

The process of forming gametes (sperm or egg cells) through meiosis, involving the reduction of chromosome number by half.

Sexual Reproduction

A biological process that creates a new organism by combining the genetic materials of two organisms.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of gametes or spores.

Homologous Chromosomes

Chromosomes that are similar in length, gene position, and centromere location, carrying the same type of genetic information from each parent, making a pair in a diploid cell.