1. Describe the main reaction that occurs in the rod cells in
the retina, which generates a nerve impulse that allows us to see.
Which role does the geometry of 11-cis-retinal play in
this process? What reactions convert all-trans-retinal
back to 11-cis-retinal so that the process of vision can
continue?
Beginning with the photoreceptor cells of the retina, describe
the interactions with bipolar and ganglion cells in the ON- and
OFF-pathways of the visual system.
List the sequence of events that occurs between the entry of a
sound wave into the external auditory canal and the firing of
action potentials in the cochlear nerve.
Describe the functional relationship between the scala
vestibuli, scala tympani, and the cochlear duct.
Question 2: Describe processes used for the production
of viral vectors in mammalian cells. Give a given example of the
application of viral vector for treating human disease (analyze a
related paper).
Primordial germ cells form in the early mammalian
embryo. For either
males or females, describe the events between the formation of
the
primordial germ cells and their subsequent release as mature
gametes.
What molecular factors are important during the early
embryonic
stages, and how are hormones involved post-puberty?(500words)
The human retina contains cells called rods and cones that absorb light and change it to electric signals sent to the brain. There are approximately 120,000,000 rods and 6,000,000 cones in a retina. How is the number of rods in a human retina written in scientific notation?
The cell membranes of mammalian red blood cells are permeable to
urea. If red blood cells are dropped into a solution of urea that
is identical in osmotic pressure (isosmotic) to the cytoplasm of
the cells, although the cells do not swell and burst as quickly as
when they are dropped simply into pure water, they eventually swell
and burst. Explain. Also discuss how you would design a solution
into which red cells could be placed without ever swelling. (Hint:...
SARS-CoV2 is a coronavirus that infects the cells of the
mammalian respiratory epithelium. To replicate it needs to take
over the host cells secretory pathway to generate essential viral
proteins. You are working to try and find a treatment for this
virus. Answer all the following questions related to the virus and
the secretory system:
a) You discover that the virus needs to insert a protein called
‘Spike’ into the plasma membrane for newly formed viral particles
to be infectious....