Genetics: Analysis and Principles
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781259616020
Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 17CONQ
Which of the following DNA double helices would be more difficult to separate into single-stranded molecules by treatment with heat, which breaks hydrogen bonds?
A. GGCGTACCAGCGCAT CCGCATGGTCGCGTA
B. ATACGATTTACGAGA TATGCTAAATGCTCT
Explain your choice.
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Which of the following DNA double helices would be more difficultto separate into single-stranded molecules by treatment withheat, which breaks hydrogen bonds?A. GGCGTACCAGCGCATCCGCATGGTCGCGTAB. ATACGATTTACGAGATATGCTAAATGCTCTExplain your choice.
Take each of the DNA sequences and complete ALL of the following steps:
i.
Find the DNA Replication Complement of each strand
ii.
Transcribe the complement strand of DNA into an mRNA strand
Translate the mRNA strand into an Amino Acid strand
iii.
a.
ATGGACGTATAGATGACAGGTAGATGTTTCAGGGGGATTTATCGATAG
b. ATGGCCATTGAGTGTCAAAAGTCTCAATGA
First base
U
UUU
UUC
UUA
UUG
CUU
CUC
C
CUA
CUG
G
U
-phenylalanine (Phe)
-leucine (Leu)
GUU
GUC
GUA
GUG
leucine (Leu)
AUU
AUC isoleucine (lle)
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Second base
ACU
ACC
AUA
ACA
AUG methionine (Met) (start) ACG
-valine (Val)
UCU
UCC
UCA
UCG
CCU
CCC
CCA
CCG
GCU
GCC
GCA
GCG
C
-serine (Ser)
-proline (Pro)
-threonine (Thr)
-alanine (Ala)
UAU
UAC
UAA stop
UAG stop
CAU
CAC
CAA
CAG
AAU
AAC
AAA
AAG
A
-tyrosine (Tyr)
GAU
GAC
GAA
GAG
- histidine (His)
-glutamine (Gln)
- asparagine (Asn)
-lysine (Lys)
-aspartic acid (Asp)
-glutamic acid (Glu)
CGU
CGC
CGA
CGG
AGU
AGC
AGA
AGG
G
-cysteine…
Given the following sequence for one strand of a double-strand oligonucleotide: 5’ACCGTAAGGCTTTAG3’
a. Write the sequence for the complementary DNA strand.
b. Write the sequence of the RNA complementary to the strand shown
Chapter 9 Solutions
Genetics: Analysis and Principles
Ch. 9.1 - In the experiment of Avery, McLeod, and McCarty,...Ch. 9.1 - In the Hershey and Chase experiment involving T2...Ch. 9.2 - Going from simple to complex, which of the...Ch. 9.3 - Which of the following could be the components of...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 2COMQCh. 9.4 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 2COMQCh. 9.6 - 1. Which of the following is not a feature of the...Ch. 9.6 - 2. A groove in the DNA refers to
a. the...
Ch. 9.6 - Prob. 3COMQCh. 9.7 - 1. A double-stranded region of RNA
a. forms a...Ch. 9 - 1. What is the meaning of the term genetic...Ch. 9 - Prob. 2CONQCh. 9 - 3. Look up the meaning of the word transformation...Ch. 9 - Prob. 4CONQCh. 9 - 5. Draw the structures of guanine, guanosine, and...Ch. 9 - Prob. 6CONQCh. 9 - 7. Describe how bases interact with each other in...Ch. 9 - Prob. 8CONQCh. 9 - 9. What is meant by the term DNA sequence?
Ch. 9 - Make a side-by-side drawing of two DNA helices:...Ch. 9 - 11. Discuss the differences in the structural...Ch. 9 - What part(s) of a nucleotide (namely, phosphate,...Ch. 9 - List the structural differences between DNA and...Ch. 9 - Draw the structure of deoxyribose and number the...Ch. 9 - Write a sequence of an RNA molecule that could...Ch. 9 - Compare the structural features of a...Ch. 9 - Which of the following DNA double helices would be...Ch. 9 - What structural feature allows DNA to store...Ch. 9 - Prob. 19CONQCh. 9 - Prob. 20CONQCh. 9 - Prob. 21CONQCh. 9 - 22. On further analysis of the DNA described in...Ch. 9 - Prob. 23CONQCh. 9 - Prob. 24CONQCh. 9 - In what ways are the structures of an helix in a...Ch. 9 - Prob. 26CONQCh. 9 - Prob. 27CONQCh. 9 - 28. What chemical group (phosphate group, hydroxyl...Ch. 9 - The base composition of an RNA virus was analyzed...Ch. 9 - Prob. 30CONQCh. 9 - Prob. 31CONQCh. 9 - Prob. 32CONQCh. 9 - Prob. 33CONQCh. 9 - As described in Chapter 15, the methylation of...Ch. 9 - 35. An RNA molecule has the following sequence:...Ch. 9 - 1. Genetic material acts as a blueprint for an...Ch. 9 - 2. With regard to the experiment described in...Ch. 9 - Prob. 3EQCh. 9 - Prob. 4EQCh. 9 - 5. With regard to Chargaff’s experiment described...Ch. 9 - 6. Gierer and Schramm exposed plant tissue to...Ch. 9 - 1. Try to propose structures for a genetic...Ch. 9 - Prob. 2QSDC
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