Essentials of Genetics, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Genetics with eText -- Access Card Package (9th Edition)
Essentials of Genetics, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Genetics with eText -- Access Card Package (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134319070
Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 21PDQ
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To review:

The following:

(a) The effect of mutation in dnaE gene in E.coli and the maintenance of mutant strain.

(b) The effect of mutation in dnaQ gene in E.coli.

Introduction:

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) synthesis is a process of incorporating nucleotides into polynucleotide chains of DNA and is done by certain gene products. Mutant strains of E.coli that could not perform DNA synthesis were initially used to study and define these gene products. Theα- subunit and theε-subunit of DNA polymerase III are encoded by dnaE and dnaQ genes respectively.

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