Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781259700903
Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., Janice Fischer, Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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| a. | How many different DNA strands composed of 100 |
| b. | How many different proteins composed of 100 amino acids could possibly exist? |
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Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
Ch. 1 - Choose the phrase from the right column that best...Ch. 1 - If one strand of a DNA molecule has the base...Ch. 1 - The size of one copy of the human genome is...Ch. 1 - Indicate whether each of the following words or...Ch. 1 - a. How many different DNA strands composed of 100...Ch. 1 - RNA shares with proteins the ability to fold into...Ch. 1 - The human protein lactate dehydrogenase shown in...Ch. 1 - a. Are the triplets in the genetic code table...Ch. 1 - Why do scientists think that all forms of life on...Ch. 1 - Why would a geneticist study a yeast cell or a...
Ch. 1 - How can a scientist tell if a protein present in...Ch. 1 - Figure 1.6 shows the amino acid sequences of parts...Ch. 1 - Why do scientists think that new genes arise by...Ch. 1 - Explain how the exon/intron structure of genes...Ch. 1 - Mutations in genes that change their pattern of...Ch. 1 - A single zebrafish gene function was inactivated...Ch. 1 - Different mutations in the WDR62 gene that...Ch. 1 - Researchers have successfully used gene therapy to...Ch. 1 - By the time this book is published, it will likely...
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- A double-stranded DNA molecule is 1 cm long, and the percentage of adenine is 15%. How many cytosines does this DNA molecule contain?arrow_forwardB. Using the DNA sequence above, write a new DNA sequence from 3’ to 5’ that incorporates a transition leading to a silent mutation in the second amino acid. Bold or underline the nucleotide that has been changedarrow_forwardRefer to Figure 2 and compare this with the DNA model in Figure 1. a. In what ways are they similar? b. In what ways are they different? c. What is the biological significance of such differences? Why is the DNA referred to as the genetic material?arrow_forward
- Explain the properties of THE DNA?arrow_forwardMatch the correct bases pairs to find the opposite strand of DNA strand of DNA - T G C A A T G C C C G T A T A T G C C A complementary strand -arrow_forwardIf a DNA double helix contains 28% T nucleotides, then what is the percentage of A nucleotides?arrow_forward
- describe the four nucleotides found in DNA, how individual DNA strands are constructed, and the three-dimensional structure of DNA?arrow_forwardWhat is the best description of how the two strands are aligned with each other in the double helix of DNA? A) parallel B) anti-parallel C) perpendicular D) cross-linked E) obtusearrow_forwardWhich is a difference between B-DNA and A-DNA? A. For polynucleotide strands containing the same number of nucleotides, the B-DNA strand will be shorter from end-to-end than the corresponding A-DNA. B. Both are helical, but B-DNA is right-handed and A-DNA is left-handed. C. The sugar in A-DNA is more oxidized than that in B-DNA D. Helical structures in RNA predominantly adopt the B-DNA conformation. E. None of the above. The tetranucleotide AGTC (in DNA) has a free hydroxyl group on ____. A. A B. G, T, and C C. C D. A, G, T, and Carrow_forward
- Why only distilled water used as a solvent for the DNA molecules? What is the characteristic of the molecule that makes it soluble to water? In 5 sentencesarrow_forwardWrite the base sequence in a complementary DNA segment if each original segment has the following base sequence: a.) 5'T T T T T T 3' b.) 5'C C C C C C C C C 3' c.) 5'A T G G C A 3' d.) 5'A T A T G C G C T A A A 3'arrow_forwardWhich DNA bases pair with each other? How many hydrogen bonds are shared by each pair?arrow_forward
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