Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259709999
Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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DNA and RNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is usually called the blueprint of life. Deoxyribose is a monosaccharide that has a key function in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid. One less oxygen-containing hydroxyl group occurs in deoxyribose sugar. Nucleic acid, d…
DNA as the Genetic Material
DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is a long polymeric nucleic acid molecule discovered in the late 1930s. It is a polymer; a long chain-like molecule made up of several monomers connected in a sequence. It possesses certain characteristics that qualify it a…
Genetics
The significant branch in science which involves the study of genes, gene variations, and the organism's heredity is known as genetics. It is also used to study the involvement of a gene or set of genes in the health of an individual and how it prevents …
DNA Replication
The mechanism by which deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is capable of producing an exact copy of its own is defined as DNA replication. The DNA molecules utilize a semiconservative method for replication.
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Ch. 2 - Differentiate between an atom, a molecule, and a...Ch. 2 - 2. Why is water a good solvent? Ch. 2 - Which solution is more acidic, one with a pH of 4...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4SACh. 2 - Prob. 5SACh. 2 - What is a structural isomer?Ch. 2 - Name the major groups of lipids and give an...Ch. 2 - List six functions of proteins.Ch. 2 - 9. What are the four levels of protein structure,...Ch. 2 - How do DNA and RNA differ from one another in...
Ch. 2 - Choose the list that goes from the lightest to the...Ch. 2 - 2. An oxygen atom has an atomic number of 8. It...Ch. 2 - Dehydration synthesis is involved in the synthesis...Ch. 2 - The primary structure of a protein relates to its...Ch. 2 - 5. Pure water has all of the following properties...Ch. 2 - When the pH of a solution changes from 3 to 8, the...Ch. 2 - A shortage of nitrogen (N) would make it most...Ch. 2 - Complementarity plays a major role in the...Ch. 2 - Prob. 9MCCh. 2 - The function of a buffer is to a) bring the pH of...Ch. 2 - A group of prokaryotes known as thermophiles...Ch. 2 - 2. Microorganisms use hydrogen bonds to attach to...Ch. 2 - What properties of the carbon atom make it ideal...Ch. 2 - 2. A biologist determined the amounts of several...Ch. 2 - The table on the right indicates the freezing and...
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