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Chapter 26, Problem 26.42AP

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Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The term base pairing has to be identified.

Concept Introduction:

Composition of nucleic acid: Nucleic acid is a polymer of nucleotides. Each nucleotide has three parts: a sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group. Two nucleotides are joined by phosphate diester linkage where a free phosphate on 5’ carbon of one nucleotide and a free –OH group on 3’ carbon of another nucleotide.

Sugar: In both DNA and RNA, sugar portion is found. In DNA, the sugar is D-ribose, where at 2’hydroxyl group is absent and in RNA, the hydroxyl group is present at 2’.

Nitrogenous bases: Five types of nitrogenous bases (has unique one-letter code A, G, T, U, and C) are derived from two parent compounds called purine and pyrimidine. The purine derivatives are Adenine and Guanine are two fused nitrogen containing rings. The pyrimidine derivatives are Thymine, Cytosine, and Uracil are only one nitrogen containing six-membered ring.

b)

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Base that pair with other bases, in DNA has to be identified.

Concept Introduction:

Composition of nucleic acid: Nucleic acid is a polymer of nucleotides. Each nucleotide has three parts: a sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group. Two nucleotides are joined by phosphate diester linkage where a free phosphate on 5’ carbon of one nucleotide and a free –OH group on 3’ carbon of another nucleotide.

Sugar: In both DNA and RNA, sugar portion is found. In DNA, the sugar is D-ribose, where at 2’hydroxyl group is absent and in RNA, the hydroxyl group is present at 2’.

Nucleotide: (Nucleoside + phosphate)

Nucleotides are the building blocks of nuclei acids; monomers of DNA and RNA polymers. At carbon-5’ of the ribose sugar, a phosphate group is added which is collectively known as nucleotide. Phosphate groups can be added to any of the nucleotide to form diphosphate or triphosphate.

Nitrogenous bases: Five types of nitrogenous bases (has unique one-letter code A, G, T, U, and C) are derived from two parent compounds called purine and pyrimidine. The purine derivatives are Adenine and Guanine are two fused nitrogen containing rings. The pyrimidine derivatives are Thymine, Cytosine, and Uracil are nitrogen-containing six-membered ring.

c)

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Number of Hydrogen bonds does each base pair possess has to be interpreted.

Concept Introduction:

Composition of nucleic acid: Nucleic acid is a polymer of nucleotides. Each nucleotide has three parts: a sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group. Two nucleotides are joined by phosphate diester linkage where a free phosphate on 5’ carbon of one nucleotide and a free –OH group on 3’ carbon of another nucleotide.

Nitrogenous bases: Five types of nitrogenous bases (has unique one-letter code A, G, T, U, and C) are derived from two parent compounds called purine and pyrimidine. The purine derivatives are Adenine and Guanine, which are two fused nitrogen containing rings. The pyrimidine derivatives are Thymine, Cytosine, and Uracil, which are nitrogen-containing six-membered ring.

Hydrogen bonding: The electrostatic attraction exists between high electronegative atom and hydrogen atom.

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Ch. 26.4 - Prob. 26.11KCPCh. 26.6 - What are Okazaki fragments? What role do they...Ch. 26.6 - Prob. 26.13PCh. 26.8 - Prob. 26.14PCh. 26.8 - Prob. 26.15PCh. 26.9 - Prob. 26.1CIAPCh. 26.9 - Prob. 26.2CIAPCh. 26.9 - Using a variety of sources, research which...Ch. 26.9 - Prob. 26.4CIAPCh. 26.9 - List possible codon sequences for the following...Ch. 26.9 - Prob. 26.17PCh. 26.9 - What amino acids do the following sequences code...Ch. 26.9 - Prob. 26.19PCh. 26.10 - Prob. 26.20PCh. 26.10 - What anticodon sequences of tRNAs match the mRNA...Ch. 26 - Combine the following structures to create a...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.23UKCCh. 26 - Copy the following simplified drawing of a DNA...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.25UKCCh. 26 - Prob. 26.26UKCCh. 26 - Prob. 26.27APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.28APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.29APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.30APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.31APCh. 26 - For the following molecule: (a) Label the three...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.33APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.34APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.35APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.36APCh. 26 - Draw structures to show how the sugar and...Ch. 26 - What is the difference between the 3 end and the 5...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.39APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.40APCh. 26 - Draw the complete structure of the RNA...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.42APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.43APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.44APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.45APCh. 26 - If a double-stranded DNA molecule is 22% G, what...Ch. 26 - How are replication, transcription, and...Ch. 26 - Why is more than one replication fork needed when...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.49APCh. 26 - What are the three main kinds of RNA, and what are...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.51APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.52APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.53APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.54APCh. 26 - What is a codon and on what kind of nucleic acid...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.56APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.57APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.58APCh. 26 - What amino acids are specified by the following...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.60APCh. 26 - What anticodon sequences are complementary to the...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.62APCh. 26 - Refer to Problem 26.62. What sequence appears on...Ch. 26 - Refer to Problems 26.62 and 26.63. What dipeptide...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.65APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.66APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.67APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.68APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.69APCh. 26 - Prob. 26.70CPCh. 26 - Prob. 26.71CPCh. 26 - Prob. 26.73CPCh. 26 - Prob. 26.75GPCh. 26 - Prob. 26.76GPCh. 26 - Prob. 26.77GPCh. 26 - Prob. 26.78GP
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