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Qualification => Subject Doubts => GCE AS & A2 Level => Sciences => Topic started by: *Hope* on April 18, 2010, 06:23:17 am

Title: Biology CIE
Post by: *Hope* on April 18, 2010, 06:23:17 am
Hey guys!!
I was wondering if anybody knows what is meant by partial denaturing of enzymes??
there are some answers in the mark scheme that include these answers and it seems I can't find it in the syllabus.
So if anybody knows it, I will be thankful :D
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: *Hope* on April 19, 2010, 04:45:03 am
please anybody??
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: nid404 on April 19, 2010, 06:41:09 am
AS or A2
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: *Hope* on April 19, 2010, 09:22:36 am
oh As level
srry forgot to mention
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: Amr Fouad on April 19, 2010, 09:27:51 am
Hey guys!!
I was wondering if anybody knows what is meant by partial denaturing of enzymes??
there are some answers in the mark scheme that include these answers and it seems I can't find it in the syllabus.
So if anybody knows it, I will be thankful :D

http://www.s-cool.co.uk/alevel/biology/biological-molecules-and-enzymes/enzymes.html
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: MaNi_DaDuDe on April 19, 2010, 12:36:14 pm
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/alevel/biology/biological-molecules-and-enzymes/enzymes.html

http://www.biology-online.org/biology-forum/about250.html

Umm, I understand you are asking what happens if we change the temp or pH?
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: *Hope* on April 20, 2010, 04:03:27 am
Guys am also confused about the chromatids, chromosomes and the number of DNA molecules present
Also do u have any idea of what are histones and if they are in the syllabus?? ???
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: nid404 on April 20, 2010, 07:08:45 am
we don't have histones in the syllabus....but just for ur knowledge, remember the DNA wind itself around proteins called histones...

2 strands of DNA make a chromosome....1 Strand of DNA is a chromatid

clear?
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: *Hope* on April 20, 2010, 07:38:57 am
but isn't a chromatid a chromsome?
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: nid404 on April 20, 2010, 07:44:26 am
but isn't a chromatid a chromsome?

2 chromatids make one chromosome

1 chromatid is 1 DNA strand wound on a histone
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: *Hope* on April 20, 2010, 07:47:51 am
ok can u check nov06 p1 q19 and explain
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: nid404 on April 20, 2010, 07:55:53 am
yaa well

8 chromosomes= 16 chromatids(or 16 strands of DNA)
At the end of interphase, this value doubles....cuz replication take place in Synthesis phase of interphase...
so from 8 chromosomes, there will be 16...and so from 16 chromatids it will double to 32
But yet again the catch here is the no of DNA molecules(1 molecules has 2 strands of DNA), so what they intend to ask is for the no of chromosomes, not chromatids....
which is 16
Hence C
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: Saladin on April 20, 2010, 08:01:28 am
clear?

Why do Indians always choose to use that word??
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: nid404 on April 20, 2010, 08:03:44 am
Why do Indians always choose to use that word??

patent :P
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: *Hope* on April 20, 2010, 08:21:06 am
ok Thanks
+rep
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: nid404 on April 20, 2010, 08:25:08 am
ok Thanks
+rep

u still haven't got it...have you?
I'll sent you some links if u need
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: *Hope* on April 20, 2010, 01:16:30 pm
u still haven't got it...have you?
I'll sent you some links if u need
ok the truth is am kinda still confused cuz in the book they say at the interphase, after DNA replication, the chromosome has 2 DNA molecules so it means that before DNA replication, each chromosome has 1 DNA molecule. But any wayz some links from u will help insA ;)
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: nid404 on April 20, 2010, 02:56:46 pm


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9HPNwXd9fk
watch this

Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: tmisterr on April 20, 2010, 03:20:20 pm
let me give it a try,
When a cell in not replicating, in interphase stage that is, It has 46 chromatins. these are long and thin and are not easily visible. Each Chromatin is one strand of D.N.A. So when the cell is receives signals to divide, each D.N.A molecule (each Chromatin) replicates and forms two D.N.A helices one in each of two chromatids joined at the centromere (so each chromatin splits in two chromatids). Each chromatid contains an identical copy of D.N.A and two sister Chromatids (that is containing the same D.N.A) joined at the centromere form a chromosome. So each chromosome contains two chromatids each with a D.N.A helix making each Chromosome to have 2 D.N.A helices.
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: nid404 on April 20, 2010, 03:28:07 pm
let me give it a try,
When a cell in not replicating, in interphase stage that is, It has 46 chromatins. these are long and thin and are not easily visible. Each Chromatin is one strand of D.N.A. So when the cell is receives signals to divide, each D.N.A molecule (each Chromatin) replicates and forms two D.N.A helices one in each of two chromatids joined at the centromere (so each chromatin splits in two chromatids). Each chromatid contains an identical copy of D.N.A and two sister Chromatids (that is containing the same D.N.A) joined at the centromere form a chromosome. So each chromosome contains two chromatids each with a D.N.A helix making each Chromosome to have 2 D.N.A helices.

thanks...that ws well explained...unlike mine...AS has taken a toll on me
Title: Re: Biology CIE
Post by: tmisterr on April 20, 2010, 03:35:43 pm
thanks...that ws well explained...unlike mine...AS has taken a toll on me

no problem, lol its happens to all of us! i'm so tired of studying right now, its gotten to a point i just want to get it over with and enjoy my summer!!