Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 7SQ
Summary Introduction
Introduction: DNA is double-stranded consisting of two anti-parallel strands of nucleotides. Both strands run in 5′-3′ direction and are held by the hydrogen bonds between
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 9 - RIPs as Cancer Drugs Researchers are taking a page...Ch. 9 - RIPs as Cancer Drugs Researchers are taking a page...Ch. 9 - RIPs as Cancer Drugs Researchers are taking a page...Ch. 9 - RIPs as Cancer Drugs Researchers are taking a page...Ch. 9 - A chromosome contains many different genes that...Ch. 9 - A binding .site for RNA polymerase is called a ___...Ch. 9 - In cells, most RNA molecules are ___ ; most DNA...Ch. 9 - Prob. 4SQCh. 9 - The main function of a DNA molecule is to ________...Ch. 9 - The main function of an mRNA molecule is to ___ ....
Ch. 9 - Prob. 7SQCh. 9 - Prob. 8SQCh. 9 - Prob. 9SQCh. 9 - Anticodons pair with ___ . a. mRNA codons b. DNA...Ch. 9 - Prob. 11SQCh. 9 - Prob. 12SQCh. 9 - Prob. 13SQCh. 9 - Energy that drives translation is provided mainly...Ch. 9 - Match the terms with the best description. ______...Ch. 9 - Researchers are designing and testing antisense...Ch. 9 - An anticodon has the sequence GCG. What amino acid...Ch. 9 - Each position of a codon can be occupied by one of...Ch. 9 - Prob. 4CTCh. 9 - Translate the .sequence of bases in the previous...Ch. 9 - Can you .spell your name (or someone else's) using...Ch. 9 - Bacteria use the.same stop codons as eukaryotes....
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A. more introns
B. sticky ends
C. a polyA tail
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Part B:
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Cytochrome C Study
A scientist wants to study the cytochrome c gene of a fruit fly. The DNA for the gene is extracted and subjected to several treatments.
Use the passage to answer the next four questions.
Part A:
During cloning, the DNA is cut with a restriction enzyme giving it what?
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more introns
B.
sticky ends
C.
a polyA tail
D.
a binding site for a transcription factor
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A.
PCR
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epigenetics
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hybridization
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gel electrophoresis
Part C:
If this gene were found to be expressed at different levels in different cells of the same organism, what would be responsible?
A.
transcription factor
B.
rRNA
C.
ribosome
D.
RNA polymerase
Part D:
If a disease were identified as being caused by defects in the cytochrome c gene, then the copy isolated could be…
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AUGCCGUGCAGUAAC to AUGCCAUGCAGUAAC
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a.
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b.
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catalyze carbon bonding
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DNA replication begins...
A.
At the origin of replication
B.
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D.
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a.
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the template strand of DNA
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