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- 40 cmps produved by common grain mold. - INHIBIT PRO SYNTH BY BINDING TO RIBOSOMAL PEPTIDYLTRANSFERASE SITE - concern of use as bio-weapon b/c of stability - symptoms within 5-60 mins: inhalaition results in nasal itching, pain, sneezing, bloody runny nose, difficulty breathing, wheezing, cough and blood tinged saliva and sputum. - ingestions cuases lack of apeptite, nausea, bomiting, stomcahc cramping, watery or bloody diarrhea. - skin Sx include burning, reddened, tender skin, swelling, blistering, death of skin tiisues and sloughing of large areas of skin. - eye exposure leads to pain, tearing, redness, blurred vision. - other route exposure can lead to full body illness, weakness, fatigue, dizziness, lack of muscular coordination, irregular heartbeat, hyperthermia, extensive bleeding low BP |
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The Genetic Code is: punctuated or unpunctuated? overlapping or nonoverlapping? universal or not? degenerate or not? |
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triplet, unpunctuated, nonoverlapping, unambiguous, degenerate, not quite universal. |
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