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EGFR stands for epidermal growth factor receptor. It is a transmembrane protein acting as a tyrosine kinase receptor for epidermal growth factor ligands, which are associated with promoting cell division and proliferation. When epidermal growth factor binds to the receptor, it becomes activated and undergoes dimerization and autophosphorylation.
A mutation could occur making the receptor overactive. That is, it does not require ligand binding to become activated, meaning it is always in an "on" state. This would lead to uncontrolled proliferation, a hallmark of cancer.
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B) Willow Flycatchers can lose eggs to squirrels, weasels, and other predators. The biologist attempts to protect nests by putting metal collars around the base of the windows that keep ground predators from climbing up to reach the nests.
Explanation:
The dynamic of a species depends on its interaction with other species. So in species management plans, among other aspects, it is important to know the trophic webs in which a species is involved and the interactions of that taxonomic group with the others in the chain.
Top-down techniques take decisions from the most global variables to the most inferior or specific ones. When referring to the trophic web, the most global variables are related to top predators, while the most inferior ones are related to the first levels of the chain.
If the researcher needs to adopt a top-down technique, the most suitable one to choose is to protect the Flycatcher´s nests from predators. Predators are the carnivores in the chain that feeds on the Flycatchers´ eggs. This action will interrupt the link between the superior predators and the flycatchers, allowing this last species to recover its population size.
The outcome of a frameshift mutation is complete alteration of the amino acid sequence of a protein. This alteration occurs during translation because ribosomes read the mRNA strand in terms of codons, or groups of three nucleotides. These groups are called the reading frame.
The biome that exist closest to the Earth's poles are descibed as polar