Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)
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Author: Mark F. Sanders, John L. Bowman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 9P
Consider the sequence
a. What is the double-stranded sequence?
b. What is the total number of covalent bonds joining the
c. What is the total number of noncovalent bonds joining the nucleotides of the complementary strands?
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The sequence below shows one strand of DNA. Parts of the sequence are in capital letters to help you identify important features - capitalization does not affect the nucleotide indicated.
5' ...atacaATGcATGTCAaCTAcg[a]agatccgTAGaTAACATtCATatc...3'
a) Underneath that strand, write the sequence of the strand of DNA it would be paired with in a double-stranded helix. Use the single letter code A-adenosine, G-guanosine, T-thymine, C-cytosine, and U-uracil, and remember to label the 5' and 3' ends
b) Next, write the sequence of a possible mRNA transcript of the double-stranded DNA above. Remember that an mRNA must be translatable by a ribosome into a protein. Be sure to indicate 5' and 3' ends
c) Using the genetic code at the end, translate your mRNA into the appropriate protein. Write the amino acid sequence of the protein using the single letter amino acid code (also at the end) below the mRNA sequence in (b) and label the amino and carboxy terminals
d) Suppose the bracketed bold [a] were…
Chapter 7 Solutions
Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)
Ch. 7 - What results from the experiments of Frederick...Ch. 7 - 7.2 Explain why Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty’s in...Ch. 7 - 7.3 Hershey and Chase selected the bacteriophage...Ch. 7 - 7.4 Explain how the Hershey and Chase experiment...Ch. 7 - 7.5 One strand of a fragment of duplex DNA has the...Ch. 7 - 7.6 The principles of complementary base pairing...Ch. 7 - For the following fragment of DNA, determine the...Ch. 7 - 7.8 Figures present simplified depictions of...Ch. 7 - 7.9 Consider the sequence -ACGCTACGTC-.
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Ch. 7 - There is a problem completing the replication of...Ch. 7 - Explain how RNA participates in DNA replication.Ch. 7 - A sample of double-stranded DNA is found to...Ch. 7 - Bacterial DNA polymerase I and DNA polymerase III...Ch. 7 - Diagram a replication fork in bacterial DNA and...Ch. 7 - Prob. 16PCh. 7 - Which of the following equalities is not true for...Ch. 7 - List the order in which the following proteins and...Ch. 7 - Two viral genomes are sequenced, and the following...Ch. 7 - Matthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl demonstrated...Ch. 7 - Raymond Rodriguez and colleagues demonstrated...Ch. 7 - 7.22 Joel Huberman and Arthur Riggs used pulse...Ch. 7 - 7.23 Why do the genomes of eukaryotes, such as...Ch. 7 - Bloom syndrome (OMIM 210900) is an autosomal...Ch. 7 - 7.25 How does rolling circle replication (see...Ch. 7 - Telomeres are found at the ends of eukaryotic...Ch. 7 - A family consisting of a mother (I-1), a father...Ch. 7 - In a dideoxy DNA sequencing experiment, four...Ch. 7 - Prob. 29PCh. 7 - Using an illustration style and labeling similar...Ch. 7 - A PCR reaction begins with one double-stranded...Ch. 7 - Prob. 32PCh. 7 - Prob. 33PCh. 7 - 7.34 A sufficient amount of a small DNA fragment...Ch. 7 - You are participating in a study group preparing...Ch. 7 - Prob. 36PCh. 7 - The following diagram shows the parental strands...Ch. 7 - Go to the OMIM website...
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