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The chemical intermediates A, B, C, D &E all occur in the same biochemical pathw

ID: 48809 • Letter: T

Question

The chemical intermediates A, B, C, D &E all occur in the same biochemical pathway. Chemical F is the product of the pathway. Mutants 1 through 5 are all F-. The following table denotes which intermediates will promote growth in each of the mutants; ARRANGE the intermediates in order of their occurrence in the pathway. A + indicates growth and 0 indicates lack of growth.

Mutant

A

B

C

D

E

F

Wild-type

+

+

+

+

+

+

1

+

+

+

0

+

+

2

+

+

+

0

0

+

3

+

0

+

0

0

+

4

0

0

+

0

0

+

5

0

0

0

0

0

+

Is the answer:

-->D-->E-->B-->A-->C-->F

5 1 4 3 5 2

Mutant

A

B

C

D

E

F

Wild-type

+

+

+

+

+

+

1

+

+

+

0

+

+

2

+

+

+

0

0

+

3

+

0

+

0

0

+

4

0

0

+

0

0

+

5

0

0

0

0

0

+

Explanation / Answer

The correct answer is,

-->D-->E-->B-->A-->C-->F

      1 2 3    4    5

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