Campbell Essential Biology (6th Edition) - standalone book
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ISBN: 9780133917789
Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece, Kelly A. Hogan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 2SQ
A group of prokaryotic genes with related functions that are regulated as a single unit, along with the control sequences that perform this regulation, is called a(n) ____.
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The following gene sequence of nucleotides is found on the template (non-coding) strand of a molecule of DNA from a bacterial cell. The promoter of the gene is highlighted in bold letters and the +1 is underlined. Use the genetic code at the end of this packet to answer the following questions.
3'-AGGCATATTACGATGCCGGTACTTGATGATGACGGACCCATTATAGGACATATG-5'
a) What is the sequence of the mRNA strand that will be transcribed from this piece of DNA? Indicate which is the 5’ and which is the 3’ end of the mRNA.
b) What is the amino acid sequence that will be translated from this piece of DNA
According to the Central Dogma, genes are the blueprints for making proteins. Each gene (humans have 21,325) contains a single “coded message” of DNA bases (A, T, G, & C) attached in a specific order, which the cell “reads” to create an mRNA molecule that is then translated into protein. Knowing this, EXPLAIN how a SINGLE gene can make different proteins in different cells.
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Campbell Essential Biology (6th Edition) - standalone book
Ch. 11 - Your bore cells, muscle cells, and skin cells look...Ch. 11 - A group of prokaryotic genes with related...Ch. 11 - The regulation of gene expression must be more...Ch. 11 - A eukaryotic gene was inserted into the DNA of a...Ch. 11 - How does DNA packing in chromosomes prevent gene...Ch. 11 - What evidence demonstrates that differentiated...Ch. 11 - The most common procedure for cloning an animal is...Ch. 11 - Prob. 8SQCh. 11 - Prob. 9SQCh. 11 - Prob. 10SQ
Ch. 11 - What is the difference between oncogenes and...Ch. 11 - Prob. 12SQCh. 11 - Prob. 13PSCh. 11 - The human body has a far greater variety of...Ch. 11 - Because a cat must have both orange and non-orange...Ch. 11 - Design a DNA microarray experiment that measures...Ch. 11 - Prob. 17PSCh. 11 - Prob. 18BSCh. 11 - Prob. 19BS
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- i)Describe a strategy for regulation of transcription in eukaryotes. ii)Explain how this strategy is different than what might be used by a prokaryote.arrow_forwardThe following double stranded segment of DNA is part of a protein coding gene. The segments in uppercase letters (ACTG) represent the exons. The segments in lowercase letters (acgt) represent introns. The lower strand is the template strand that is used by the RNA polymerase to make an RNA transcript. Draw or write-out a) the sequence of the primary transcript and b) the mature mRNA resulting from this stretch of DNA.arrow_forwardDNA within a prokaryotic cell is found in a(n)arrow_forward
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