Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 8SQ
When
- a. the two DNA strands unwind from each other
- b. the two DNA strands condense for base transfers
- c. old strands move to find new strands
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DNA replication is described as semi-conservative because _____.
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C. one new DNA strand is synthesized discontinuously
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a.
add new nucleotides to a strand
b.
repair DNA
c.
assemble new strands in both direction
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catalyze carbon bonding
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 8 - Which is not a nucleotide base in DNA? a. adenine...Ch. 8 - What are the base-pairing rules for DNA? a. A-G,...Ch. 8 - Variation in _____ is the basis of variation in...Ch. 8 - One species' DNA differs from others in its...Ch. 8 - Prob. 5SQCh. 8 - Prob. 6SQCh. 8 - Prob. 7SQCh. 8 - When DNA replication begins, ______. a. the two...Ch. 8 - DNA replication requires _______. a. DNA...Ch. 8 - HersheyChase Experiments The graph shown in FIGURE...
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