Biology/Biochemistry
How many protein coding genes are in the human genome?
What are the 4 building block elements of the human body?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
UC Davis is #1 in the world for?
What type of blot is used to identify specific amino acid sequences in proteins?
9! UCD, UCB, UCSC, UCSB, UCI, UCM, UCLA, UCSD, UCSF.
What number carbon contains the functional group that distinguishes a DNA sugar base and an RNA sugar base?
2nd Carbon
What do you call something that has equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule?
This past Picnic Day was Picnic Day #?
What is the technique used to amplify a single copy or a few copies of a segment of DNA across several orders of magnitude called?
The negative log of the acid dissociation constant is symbolized by?
It is the fastest gas among these gases at 25C? He, N2, O2
The record hottest it’s been in Davis is? (Range 3 degrees; 98-100)
What is chamber used to sterilize equipments via high-pressure saturated steam called?
These organelles contain their own genome?
It is the mechanism of a substitution reaction between a strong nucleophile and a primary alkyl halide.
What is the nutritionally-rich medium that is commonly used to grow bacteria called?
What does 'ASBMB' and 'MSO' stand for and when were both organizations established at UC Davis?
MSO = Morning Sign Out; 2015
The limit of resolution of a light microscope is about?
It is the common name for an organometallic compound the with general formula RMgX.