thymine - 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges

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 Claremont Colleges	fall	Y	4	25.00	100%	75%	75%
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell	fall	Y	9	11.11	78%	33%	0%
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois	fall	Y	9	24.44	100%	78%	67%
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers	fall	Y	7	15.71	86%	43%	29%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State	fall	Y	8	21.25	88%	50%	75%
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia	fall	Y	10	19.00	100%	50%	40%
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina	fall	Y	9	18.89	89%	44%	56%

Data


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