Solved

Consider the Pathway for the Synthesis of the Amino Acid

Question 38

Multiple Choice

Consider the pathway for the synthesis of the amino acid arginine in Neurospora: ARGEARGFARGH ornithine  citrulline  argininosuccinate  arginine \begin{array}{ll}&A R G-E&&A R G-F&&A R G-H\\\text { ornithine }& \rightarrow &\text { citrulline } &\rightarrow& \text { argininosuccinate } &\rightarrow&\text { arginine }\end{array}
Mutant strains of Neurospora may carry one or more mutations.Neurospora mutant strain a is grown on minimal media plus supplements as shown.Growth is shown by (+) and no growth is shown by (o) .Growing strain a cells accumulate citrulline.                                                                        Supplements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\text { Supplements }
 mutant  strain  nothing  ornithine  citrulline  arginino- succinate argininea0000+\begin{array}{ccccc}\begin{array}{c}\text { mutant } \\\text { strain }\end{array} & \text { nothing } & \text { ornithine } & \text { citrulline } &\begin{array}{c}\text { arginino-}\\\text { succinate }\end{array}&{ arginine }\\a&0&0&0&0&+\end{array} Which statement is true about strain a?


A) It has one mutation in ARG-H.
B) It has two mutations, one in ARG-F and one in ARG-H.
C) It has two mutations, one in ARG-E and one in ARG-H.
D) It has two mutations, one in ARG-E and one in ARG-F.
E) It has mutations in ARG-E, ARG-F, and ARG-H.

Correct Answer:

verifed

Verified

Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge

Related Questions

Unlock this Answer For Free Now!

View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions

qr-code

Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks

upload documents

Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents