Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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Chapter 18.3, Problem 1COMQ
Which of the following is not an example of a spontaneous mutation?
a. A mutation caused by an error in
b. A mutation caused by a tautomeric shift
c. A mutation caused by UV light
d. All of the above are spontaneous mutations.
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Chapter 18 Solutions
Genetics: Analysis and Principles
Ch. 18.1 - 1. A mutation changes a codon that specifies...Ch. 18.1 - A down promoter mutation causes the promoter of a...Ch. 18.1 - 3. A mutation in one gene that reverses the...Ch. 18.1 - Which of the following is an example of a somatic...Ch. 18.2 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 18.3 - Which of the following is not an example of a...Ch. 18.3 - A point mutation could be caused by a....Ch. 18.3 - One way that TNRE may occur involves the formation...Ch. 18.4 - Nitrous acid replaces amino groups with keto...Ch. 18.4 - Prob. 2COMQ
Ch. 18.4 - Prob. 3COMQCh. 18.5 - The function of photolyase is to repair a....Ch. 18.5 - Which of the following DNA repair systems may...Ch. 18.5 - 3. In nucleotide excision repair in E. coli, the...Ch. 18.5 - Prob. 4COMQCh. 18.5 - An advantage of translesion-replicating...Ch. 18 - Is each of the following mutations a transition,...Ch. 18 - Prob. 2CONQCh. 18 - What does a suppressor mutation suppress? What is...Ch. 18 - Prob. 4CONQCh. 18 - X-rays strike a chromosome in a living cell and...Ch. 18 - Prob. 6CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 7CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 8CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 9CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 10CONQCh. 18 - 11. Is a random mutation more likely to be...Ch. 18 - 12. Which of the following mutations could be...Ch. 18 - Prob. 13CONQCh. 18 - Discuss the consequences of a germ-line versus a...Ch. 18 - Prob. 15CONQCh. 18 - Explain how a mutagen can interfere with DNA...Ch. 18 - What type of mutation (transition, transversion,...Ch. 18 - Explain what happens to the sequence of DNA during...Ch. 18 - Distinguish between spontaneous and induced...Ch. 18 - Prob. 20CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 21CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 22CONQCh. 18 - Trinucleotide repeat expansions (TNREs) are...Ch. 18 - 24. With regard to TNRE, what is meant by the term...Ch. 18 - 25. What is the difference between the mutation...Ch. 18 - Achondroplasia is a rare form of dwarfism. It is...Ch. 18 - Prob. 27CONQCh. 18 - In the treatment of cancer, the basis for many...Ch. 18 - Prob. 29CONQCh. 18 - 30. Which of the following examples is likely to...Ch. 18 - Prob. 31CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 32CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 33CONQCh. 18 - With regard to the repair of double-strand breaks,...Ch. 18 - Prob. 35CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 36CONQCh. 18 - 37. Three common ways to repair changes in DNA...Ch. 18 - Prob. 38CONQCh. 18 - Prob. 39CONQCh. 18 - Explain how the technique of replica plating...Ch. 18 - 2. Outline how you would use the technique of...Ch. 18 - 3. From an experimental point of view, is it...Ch. 18 - Prob. 4EQCh. 18 - Prob. 5EQCh. 18 - 6. Richard Boyce and Paul Howard-Flanders...Ch. 18 - In E. coli, a variety of mutator strains have been...Ch. 18 - 2. Discuss the times in a person’s life when it is...Ch. 18 - A large amount of research is aimed at studying...
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