BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Chapter 8, Problem 2SA
What are the base-pairing rules for DNA?
| a. A-G, T-C | c. A-T, G-C |
| b. A-C, T-G | d. A-A, G-G, C-C, T-T |
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Which part of the DNA is broken in a double strand break?
a. Hydrogen bonds between bases
b. Covalent bonds between the base and the sugar
c. Covalent bonds between the base and the 2'-OH group
d. Covalent bonds between the 3'OH of one nucleotide and the 5' phosphate of the next nucleotide
How is each new nucleotide added to the growing end of a DNA strand?
a.
A dehydration reaction joins the monomer to the new strand
b.
By using DNA polymerase
c.
Both of the above
d.
A hydrolytic reaction joins the monomer to the new strand
How are nucleotides connected to each other in a single strand of DNA?
A.
The nitrogenous bases and acids link the separate nucleotides into a chain.
B.
The phosphate group of one nucleotide binds to the sugar on the next nucleotide.
C.
The hydroxy group of one nucleotide stabilizes the phosphate group of the adjacent nucleotide.
D.
The sugar of one nucleotide binds directly to the sugar of the adjacent nucleotide.
Chapter 8 Solutions
BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
Ch. 8 - Which is not a nucleotide base in DNA? a. adenine...Ch. 8 - What are the base-pairing rules for DNA? a. A-G,...Ch. 8 - Similarities in ___________ are the basis of...Ch. 8 - One species DNA differs from others in its...Ch. 8 - In eukaryotic chromosomes, DNA wraps around...Ch. 8 - The chromosome number ________ . a. refers to a...Ch. 8 - Prob. 7SACh. 8 - DNA replication requires ________ . a. DNA...Ch. 8 - Energy that drives the attachment of a nucleotide...Ch. 8 - When DNA replication begins, _______ . a. the two...
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