Q. Subcellular fragmentation is a technique to study the endomembrane system, based on _____________ of the cells.

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Q. The microsomal content of a ruptured cell represents how many organelles?

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Q. Which of the following technique was used to study the function of ribosomes and contrast it with the function of ER membrane?

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Q. A mutant organism or cell encodes normal proteins that can be used for studying the endomembrane system.

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Q. RNAi phenomenon inhibits the synthesis of which biomolecules?

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Q. The membranes of rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) and smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) are continuous.

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Q. Which of the following biomolecules are not synthesized by the endoplasmic reticulum?

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Q. All the cells contain the same ratio of rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

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Q. Detoxification of organic compounds like barbiturates and ethanol in the liver is carried out by ________________

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Q. Which enzymes are responsible for detoxification of organic compounds carried out by the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

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Q. Sarcoplasmic reticulum is found in ________________

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Q. The signal sequence that determines whether a protein will be synthesized on a free ribosome or ribosome attached to endoplasmic reticulum is located at _______

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Q. In yeast cells, protein transport across the endoplasmic reticulum membrane occurs __________

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Q. In mammalian cells, the signal recognition particle (SRP) consists of ____ distinct polypeptides and one small RNA molecule.

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Q. Translocon is a ____________

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Q. Which of the following enzyme present in the rough endoplasmic reticulum removes the signal sequence from nascent polypeptides?

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Q. The cysteine residues present in the reduced form in peptides that enter the endoplasmic reticulum lumen are converted into ____________ when they leave the compartment.

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Q. Hydrophobic transmembrane segments of which proteins are not synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum?

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Q. Glycolipids are synthesized in the ER and ____________

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Q. Golgi complex has a cisternae of diameter _________

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