Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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ISBN: 9781259700903
Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., Janice Fischer, Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 6P
The enzyme micrococcal nuclease can cleave phosphodiester bonds on single- or double-stranded DNAs, but DNA that is bound to proteins is protected from digestion by micrococcal nuclease. When chromatin from eukaryotic cells is treated for a short period of time with micrococcal nuclease and then the DNA is extracted and analyzed by electrophoresis and ethidium bromide staining, the pattern shown in lane A on the following gel is found. Treatment for a longer time results in the pattern shown in lane B, and treatment for yet more time yields that shown in lane C. Interpret these results.
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Chapter 12 Solutions
Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
Ch. 12 - For each of the terms in the left column, choose...Ch. 12 - Many proteins other than histones are found...Ch. 12 - What difference exists between the compaction of...Ch. 12 - What is the role of the core histones in...Ch. 12 - a. About how many molecules of histone H2A would...Ch. 12 - The enzyme micrococcal nuclease can cleave...Ch. 12 - a. What letters are used to represent the short...Ch. 12 - About 2000 G bands are visible in a...Ch. 12 - Suppose you performed a fluorescence in situ...Ch. 12 - Which of the following would be suggested by a...
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