Genetics: Analysis and Principles
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781259616020
Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 2EQ
With regard to the experiment described in Figure 9.2, answer the following:
A. List several possible reasons why only a small percentage of the type R bacteria was converted to type S.
B. Explain why an antibody was used to remove the bacteria that were not transformed. What would the results look like, in all five cases, if the antibody/centrifugation step had not been included in the experimental procedure?
C. The DNA extract was treated with DNase, RNase, or protease. Why was this done? (In other words, what were the researchers trying to determine?)
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Chapter 9 Solutions
Genetics: Analysis and Principles
Ch. 9.1 - In the experiment of Avery, McLeod, and McCarty,...Ch. 9.1 - In the Hershey and Chase experiment involving T2...Ch. 9.2 - Going from simple to complex, which of the...Ch. 9.3 - Which of the following could be the components of...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 2COMQCh. 9.4 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 2COMQCh. 9.6 - 1. Which of the following is not a feature of the...Ch. 9.6 - 2. A groove in the DNA refers to
a. the...
Ch. 9.6 - Prob. 3COMQCh. 9.7 - 1. A double-stranded region of RNA
a. forms a...Ch. 9 - 1. What is the meaning of the term genetic...Ch. 9 - Prob. 2CONQCh. 9 - 3. Look up the meaning of the word transformation...Ch. 9 - Prob. 4CONQCh. 9 - 5. Draw the structures of guanine, guanosine, and...Ch. 9 - Prob. 6CONQCh. 9 - 7. Describe how bases interact with each other in...Ch. 9 - Prob. 8CONQCh. 9 - 9. What is meant by the term DNA sequence?
Ch. 9 - Make a side-by-side drawing of two DNA helices:...Ch. 9 - 11. Discuss the differences in the structural...Ch. 9 - What part(s) of a nucleotide (namely, phosphate,...Ch. 9 - List the structural differences between DNA and...Ch. 9 - Draw the structure of deoxyribose and number the...Ch. 9 - Write a sequence of an RNA molecule that could...Ch. 9 - Compare the structural features of a...Ch. 9 - Which of the following DNA double helices would be...Ch. 9 - What structural feature allows DNA to store...Ch. 9 - Prob. 19CONQCh. 9 - Prob. 20CONQCh. 9 - Prob. 21CONQCh. 9 - 22. On further analysis of the DNA described in...Ch. 9 - Prob. 23CONQCh. 9 - Prob. 24CONQCh. 9 - In what ways are the structures of an helix in a...Ch. 9 - Prob. 26CONQCh. 9 - Prob. 27CONQCh. 9 - 28. What chemical group (phosphate group, hydroxyl...Ch. 9 - The base composition of an RNA virus was analyzed...Ch. 9 - Prob. 30CONQCh. 9 - Prob. 31CONQCh. 9 - Prob. 32CONQCh. 9 - Prob. 33CONQCh. 9 - As described in Chapter 15, the methylation of...Ch. 9 - 35. An RNA molecule has the following sequence:...Ch. 9 - 1. Genetic material acts as a blueprint for an...Ch. 9 - 2. With regard to the experiment described in...Ch. 9 - Prob. 3EQCh. 9 - Prob. 4EQCh. 9 - 5. With regard to Chargaff’s experiment described...Ch. 9 - 6. Gierer and Schramm exposed plant tissue to...Ch. 9 - 1. Try to propose structures for a genetic...Ch. 9 - Prob. 2QSDC
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