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Biology paper 52

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What did you guys write for the beta-amylase and gamma-amylase question? The one on the second page..with the 2 beakers?
 
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What did you guys write for the beta-amylase and gamma-amylase question? The one on the second page..with the 2 beakers?
Gamma hydrolysed all of the starch so brown colour of iodine. Negative for starch.
The other showed blue black since it was partially hydrolysed
 
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the beta amylase I guess had greater area stained when the sample is observed under the microscope
 
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I wrote about different intensities of the blue-black color since not all the starch is hydrolyzed in one, and in the other all of it was hydrolyzed.

Then the intensity of the colour was measured using a colorimeter and compared.

Also bio-sensors and dipsticks could be used.. right?
 
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I explained the trend,

that the area of brown zone decreases from sample A to F. This means the amylase concentration decreases, so thus the no. of repeats for the gene decreases from A to F.

Not sure if its right though I just couldn't think of any other explanations :/
 
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I wrote about different intensities of the blue-black color since not all the starch is hydrolyzed in one, and in the other all of it was hydrolyzed.

Then the intensity of the colour was measured using a colorimeter and compared.

Also bio-sensors and dipsticks could be used.. right?
If all of the starch is hydrolysed why would it show a blue black colour?
 
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I explained the trend,

that the area of brown zone decreases from sample A to F. This means the amylase concentration decreases, so thus the no. of repeats for the gene decreases from A to F.

Not sure if its right though I just couldn't think of any other explanations :/
I wrote Gene copy varies person to person. Coulnt think of any other
 
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Crap.. iodine is used to test the presence of starch x_x

So if all the starch is hydrolyzsed, the solution should remain brown?

So I messed that one up then :')
 
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