What type of nucleic acid does this virus have?

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Chapter8: The Structure, Replication, And Chromosomal Organization Of Dna
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Problem 17QP: Chemical analysis shows that a nucleic acid sample contains A, U, C, and G. Is this DNA or RNA? Why?
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The FDA finds that chickens across the US are infected with a new type of bird-flu. They determine the sequence coding for the virus's
surface proteins and see that some chickens' viruses have code (1) and some chickens' viruses have code (II).
(I) 5' CAUGAUAUUGUACUUU 3'
(II) 5' GAAUGGAACUGCAACUC 3'
What type of nucleic acid does this virus have?
DNA
O RNA
O RNA-DNA Hybrid
O FRNA
O TRNA
O oo o o
Transcribed Image Text:The FDA finds that chickens across the US are infected with a new type of bird-flu. They determine the sequence coding for the virus's surface proteins and see that some chickens' viruses have code (1) and some chickens' viruses have code (II). (I) 5' CAUGAUAUUGUACUUU 3' (II) 5' GAAUGGAACUGCAACUC 3' What type of nucleic acid does this virus have? DNA O RNA O RNA-DNA Hybrid O FRNA O TRNA O oo o o
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