Recent content by Tyto alba

Sorry, I didn't follow. On another forum of which I'm an active user, bounty is a bunch of points one offers to another user as a sign of appreciation. By doing that the first user losses that many points from their Total points.

I wonder how I could add a bounty to your response. :)

Definitely. I second this policy many internet forums follow.

Thanks, I didn't know that. Could you tell me a name or two of such organisations relevant to the health issues I'm trying to learn. I think, a look into one or two and I'll be able to dig up the ones most relevant to my purpose. Okay. That's sad. Can government sites be reliable ones, if...

Finding authentic resources online is pretty difficult for a starter. There are some websites that come up frequently on search engines; 1. healthline.com 2. livestrong.com 3. medicinenet.com 4. emedicinehealth.com 5. webmd.com 6. nhs.uk My questions are mostly cause-and-effect ones. I...

Thank you.

@Yggdrasil Do you agree with the reasoning?

Homework Statement Genetic drift play an imp role in: a. Large population b. Small population c.Bottleneck population d. Both b and c Homework Equations [/B] Genetic drift is the change change in the allelic frequency due to random sampling. 'Small populations are more susceptible to genetic...

Though you have a point thinking about how the MCQs are solved I don't think one should go with this. Sometime when one is unsure one has to weigh the different options and having a plural form also knocks down one of them. I think you are right. To be honest I avoided doing that as it will...

Q: Why arthropods have not evolved to be huge? 1. Homework Statement Arthropods have not been able to achieve great size because (1) the type of organ systems they possesses could not support·such a development (2) they would be unable to successfully reproduce (3) chitin is brittle and must be...

I see various sources: 1. Karp- Cell biology 2. some papers 3. Michael M. Cox -...

Homework Statement A purified protein fraction containing buffer with salt can be desalted by one of the following techniques: (1) Gel filtration chromatography (3) Paper chromatography (2) Affinity chromatography (4) Thin layer chromatography2. The attempt at a solution Well, the analyte...

Homework Statement [/B] Two proteins of similar molecular weight (<900 Da), same net charge in the solution but with different amino acid composition is to be separated. Which one should be used? a. Cation exchange b. Anion exchange c. gel filtration d. Reverse phase 2. My attempt: Since the...

I read it. I feel the same way now, these terms have different connotations though all these groups may be just heterotrophs(speaking wrt the OP). Unable to reach precise definitions is the root of confusion but Oxford Dictionary of Ecology helped me wind up the issue.

Homework Statement The terminal sugar moiety in the blood group substance A is 1) N-acetylgalactosamine 2) Fucose 3) Galactose 4) Glucose (One right answer) 2. The attempt at a solution I checked proteopedia it is Option 1 . I wonder why because both N-acetylgalactosamine and fucose are...