Salivary amylase is an enzyme found in the mouth. it breaks down starch into sugars. why will salivary amylase only break down carbohydrates and not break down proteins? a) the enzyme is the wrong substrate for proteins. b) proteins will not fit into the active site of the amylase enzyme. c) proteins do not have the proper active site for the enzyme to work on them.

During the process of meiosis, special cells called gametes are formed. gametes only have half the number of chromosomes that the other cells in the body have. what form of reproduction do organisms that produce gametes use?

In familial hypercholesterolemia individuals homozygous for the allele causing the disorder completely lack receptors on liver cells that take up cholesterol from the blood stream. heterozygous have one-half the number of receptors while individuals homozygous for the normal allele are phenotypically normal. this is an example of a.epistasis b.complete dominance c. incomplete dominance d. codominance

How are gene and protein sequences used to classify organisms?