thymine - 2024 ACF Fall - Buzzpoints App

Question

This nucleobase, like cytosine, can dimerize when exposed to UV radiation.. For 10 points each:

[10e] Identify this pyrimidine that is replaced by uracil in RNA, which has one fewer methyl group. This nucleobase pairs with adenine in Watson-Crick DNA base pairing.

ANSWER: thymine [prompt on T]

[10h] Death of cells with damaged DNA can be induced via this tumor suppressor protein. This protein contains four identical protein chains and induces apoptosis.

ANSWER: p53 [accept tumour protein p53 or transformation-related protein 53 or TP53]

[10m] The core domains of p53 contain these secondary structures in protein. These structures can form Greek Key motifs and are either parallel or antiparallel.

ANSWER: beta sheets [accept beta pleated sheets]

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Summary


2024 ACF Fall at Cornell	fall	Y	9	11.11	78%	33%	0%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State	fall	Y	8	21.25	88%	50%	75%
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia	fall	Y	13	17.69	100%	46%	31%
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina	fall	Y	9	18.89	89%	44%	56%
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges	fall	Y	5	22.00	100%	60%	60%
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois	fall	Y	9	24.44	100%	78%	67%

Data


Binghamton A	Cornell C	0	0	0	0
Binghamton C	Cornell G	10	0	10	20
RIT B	Cornell D	10	0	0	10
Cornell E	Syracuse	10	0	0	10
U of Rochester A	Cornell F	10	0	10	20
ESF	Cornell B	10	0	10	20
Penn State	Cornell A	0	0	0	0
U of Rochester B	RIT A	10	0	0	10
Binghamton B	RIT C	10	0	0	10
CWRU A (UG)	Miami C (DII)	10	10	10	30
CWRU B (DII)	Michigan D (UG)	0	0	0	0
Michigan State A	Miami B (UG)	10	0	10	20
Michigan C	Michigan State B	10	10	10	30
Ohio State A (UG)	Miami A (UG)	10	10	10	30
Michigan A (UG)	Ohio State C (DII)	10	10	0	20
Jefferson County Scholars (DII)	West Virginia A (UG)	10	10	0	20
Michigan B (UG)	West Virginia B (UG)	10	10	0	20
Auburn A	Belmont	10	0	10	20
Clemson B	Emory A	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech A	Georgia Tech B	10	10	10	30
Furman	Georgia Tech B	10	0	10	20
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	0	0	10
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	0	0	10
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	0	0	10
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	0	0	10
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	0	0	10
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	0	0	10
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	0	0	10
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	0	0	10
Georgia Tech E	Clemson A	10	0	0	10
Georgia Tech E	Clemson A	10	0	0	10
Georgia Tech E	Clemson A	10	0	0	10
Georgia Tech E	Clemson A	10	0	0	10
Georgia Tech E	Clemson A	10	0	0	10
Georgia Tech E	Clemson A	10	0	0	10
Georgia Tech E	Clemson A	10	0	0	10
Georgia Tech E	Clemson A	10	0	0	10
Mississippi State A	Georgia A	10	0	10	20
South Carolina A	Georgia Tech C	10	0	0	10
South Carolina B	Auburn B	10	0	0	10
Vanderbilt A	Southern	10	10	10	30
Tennessee A	Vanderbilt B	10	10	10	30
Appalachian State A	Virginia Tech B	10	10	10	30
William & Mary	Appalachian State B	10	10	10	30
Duke B	James Madison A	10	0	0	10
James Madison B	Liberty B	10	0	0	10
UNC C	NC State	10	10	0	20
Liberty A	Tusculum	10	0	10	20
UNC A	UNC D	0	10	10	20
UNC B	Virginia Tech A	10	0	0	10
Duke A	Virginia	10	10	0	20
UCLA A	Claremont B	10	10	10	30
UCLA C	UCLA B	10	10	0	20
UCLA E	UCLA D	10	0	10	20
UCSD	Claremont C	10	10	10	30
USC	Claremont A	10	0	0	10
Chicago A	Illinois D	10	10	0	20
Chicago B	Northwestern A	10	10	0	20
Iowa B	Illinois A	10	10	10	30
Purdue B	Indiana	10	0	10	20
Northwestern B	Iowa A	10	10	10	30
Notre Dame A	Illinois B	10	10	10	30
Purdue A	Illinois C	10	10	10	30
WashU A	SIUE	10	0	10	20
WashU B	Notre Dame C	10	0	10	20