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Name the graph modeling the number of cells in a culture over time
Microbiology Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. Name the graph modeling the number of cells in a culture over time
Ans → growth curve
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Ans → hard chancre
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Ans → granulocytes
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Ans → Gonorrheao
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Ans → heavy chains
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Ans → glycosidic bond
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Ans → glycopeptides
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Ans → helicase
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Ans → glomerulonephritis
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Ans → helper T cells
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Ans → growth curve
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Ans → PRPP synthetase, HGPRT , Glucose 6-phosphatase
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Ans → Blind Experiment
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Ans → iatrogenic disease
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Ans → intercalating agent
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Ans → incidence
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Ans → critical mass
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Ans → lincosamides
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Ans → ophthalmia neonatorum
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Ans → real-time PCR
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Ans → microemulsions
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Ans → metagenomics
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Ans → Sorbitol
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Ans → dyestuffs
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Ans → oil immersion lens
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Ans → resonance
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Ans → native structure
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Q. A process in which the forward reaction can reach an equilibrium with the reverse reaction.
Ans → reversible process
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Ans → Agonist
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Ans → parasitism
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Ans → stent
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Ans → R plasmid
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Ans → physical property
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Ans → Electrophoresis
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Ans → saturated
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Ans → high-energy phosphate bond
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Ans → polarimeter
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