Medications that can produce weight gain include all of the following except:

Note:  This question is completely optional and leaving it blank will not hurt your grade, but if you choose to answer it you will earn up to 10 points (25%) extra credit on this exam, making your maximum possible score 40 out of 30.     Of all the readings in our course this semester, which do you think is the most interesting and/or compelling for you personally?  Why?  (minimum word count for full 10 points of credit = 100 words)

The enzymatic proteins used for DNA replication in Archaea are more closely related to Bacteria than to Eukarya. 

During the elongation phase of transcription, the ___________ contains the DNA template, RNA polymerase and the growing RNA transcript. 

Oculocutaneous Albinism is an autosomal recessive disorder. Statistically, what proportion of the offspring from the crossing of two heterozygous carriers of Oculocutaneous Albinism (Aa) would you expect to have the condition?

The basic mechanism of DNA replication is “semiconservative” which means that two molecules will result ______________. 

Sickle cell anemia is the result of a single nucleotide base substitution, where an “A” has swapped with a “T”. This is a _____________ mutation. 

In humans, Sex-linked diseases ________________.

Why does the instructor of this class like the mnemonic that says – “Purines Are Great!!!!”? 

Frederick Griffith injected mice with a non-virulent (R-strain) of Streptococcus pneumoniae together with a heat-killed version of the virulent (S-strain). Neither strain caused mortality when injected separately, but when injected together the mice died. Which of the following best explains this finding from Griffith’s experiment?