Biology (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 10TYU
DNA molecular with complementary sticky ends associate by (a) covalent bonds (b) hydrogen bonds (c) ionic bonds (d) disulfide bonds (e) phosphodiester linkages
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Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 15.1 - Explain how gel electrophoresis is used to...Ch. 15.1 - Describe how PCR is used to amplify a specific...Ch. 15.1 - Compare the possible differences between a...Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 1CCh. 15.1 - Different forms of a protein are produced in the...Ch. 15.1 - What advantages does the PCR method have over gene...Ch. 15.2 - Describe the features of a typical CRISPR locus in...Ch. 15.2 - Explain the function of CRISPR in bacterial cells.Ch. 15.2 - Compare CRISPR-based endonucleases with...
Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 8LOCh. 15.2 - Prob. 1CCh. 15.2 - Prob. 2CCh. 15.2 - Prob. 3CCh. 15.3 - Prob. 9LOCh. 15.3 - Prob. 10LOCh. 15.3 - Discuss how qPCR, DNA microarrays (DNA chips), and...Ch. 15.3 - Explain how you would compare the expression of a...Ch. 15.3 - Prob. 2CCh. 15.4 - Describe how genome-wide association studies have...Ch. 15.4 - Explain how targeted gene silencing and knockout...Ch. 15.4 - Prob. 1CCh. 15.5 - Describe at least one important application of DNA...Ch. 15.5 - Prob. 1CCh. 15.5 - What are short tandem repeats (STRs), and why are...Ch. 15.5 - Why do gene targeting and mutagenesis screening in...Ch. 15.6 - Prob. 15LOCh. 15.6 - Prob. 16LOCh. 15.6 - Prob. 1CCh. 15.6 - Prob. 2CCh. 15.7 - Describe at least two safety issue associated with...Ch. 15.7 - What are some of the environment concerns...Ch. 15 - A plasmid (a) can be used as a DNA vector (b) is a...Ch. 15 - DNA molecules with complementary sticky ends...Ch. 15 - Prob. 3TYUCh. 15 - Which technique rapidly replicated specific DNA...Ch. 15 - Prob. 5TYUCh. 15 - A cDNA clone contains (a) introns (b) exons (c)...Ch. 15 - Prob. 7TYUCh. 15 - Gel electrophoresis separates nucleic acids on the...Ch. 15 - A CRISPR locus in a bacterium contains (a) short...Ch. 15 - DNA molecular with complementary sticky ends...Ch. 15 - These highly polymorphic molecular markers are...Ch. 15 - Prob. 12TYUCh. 15 - Prob. 13TYUCh. 15 - Prob. 14TYUCh. 15 - EVOLUTION LINK DNA technology, such as the...Ch. 15 - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY What are some...
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- Enzymes that break down DNA catalyze the hydrolysis of thecovalent bonds that join nucleotides together. What wouldhappen to DNA molecules treated with these enzymes?(A) The two strands of the double helix would separate.(B) The phosphodiester linkages of the polynucleotidebackbone would be broken.(C) The pyrimidines would be separated from the deoxyribosesugars.(D) All bases would be separated from the deoxyribose sugars.arrow_forwardFill in the blanks to identify each substance as(a) A nucleobase (d) A deoxyribonucleoside(b) A ribonucleoside (e) A deoxyribonucleotide(c) A ribonucleotide (f) A dinucleotide _____Adenosine _____Uridine_____Cytidine 5′-monophosphate _____ Deoxycytidine 5′-triphosphate_____Guanine _____Deoxyuridine_____Thymine _____Guanosine 5′-diphosphate_____Deoxyguanosine _____Thymidine triphosphatearrow_forward(a) What is meant by the term base pairing?(b) Which bases pair with which other bases?(c) How many hydrogen bonds does each base pair have?arrow_forward
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- Which one of these indicated groups or bonds:hydroxyl; phosphate; triphosphate; nitrogen base; phosphodiester bond; hydrogen bond; is present in each of the followingcases: (a) The 3' position of the last nucleotide added to the leading strand.(b) The 5' position of the first nucleotide of a RNA primer.(c) The 5' position of the first deoxyribonucleotide incorporated into an Okazaki fragment.(d) The 3' position of the last nucleotide of the RNA primer in an Okazaki fragment.(e) The 5' position of any of the deoxyribonucleotides before incorporation.arrow_forwardGiven the following sequence for one strand of a double-stranded oligonucleotide: 5'ACCGTAAGGCTTTAG3' (a) Write the sequence for the complementary DNA strand. (b) Suppose you knew that the strand shown above had phosphate on both ends. Using an accepted nomenclature, write the sequence so as to show this. (c) Write the sequence of the RNA complementary to the strand shown above.arrow_forwardWhen DNA is heated sufficiently, the strands separate. The energy that it takes to separate the DNA is related to the amount of guanine and cytosine bases. Why is this so? (A) Adenine and thymine make 3 hydrogen bonds between each other, and guanine and cytosine don't make any hydrogen bonds. (B) Guanine and cytosine make 3 hydrogen bonds between each other, and adenine and thymine don't make any hydrogen bonds. (C) It takes more energy to break an A-T bond than it does a G-C bond. (D) It takes more energy to break a G-C bond than it does an A-T bond.arrow_forward
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