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Chapter 14, Problem 10TYK
Summary Introduction
To review:
The data that was available to Watson and Crick, other than Chargaff’s data, which suggested that adenine–guanine and cytosine–thymine pairs do not form normally.
Introduction:
Watson and Crick proposed the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) model, according to which a DNA molecule consists of two chains of polynucleotides wound around each other in the form of a double helix. Each monomer in the chain consists of deoxyribose, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base. There are four nitrogenous bases in DNA, of which two are purines and two are pyrimidines.
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The plane of the base pair is roughly perpendicular to the axis of the helix in each case.
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Chapter 14 Solutions
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 14.1 - Prob. 1SBCh. 14.2 - Prob. 1SBCh. 14.2 - Prob. 2SBCh. 14.2 - Prob. 3SBCh. 14.2 - Prob. 4SBCh. 14.3 - What is the importance of complementary base...Ch. 14.3 - Why is a primer needed for DNA replication? How is...Ch. 14.3 - DNA polymerase III and DNA polymerase I are used...Ch. 14.3 - Prob. 4SBCh. 14.4 - Why is a proofreading mechanism important for DNA...
Ch. 14 - Working on the Amazon River, a biologist isolated...Ch. 14 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 14 - Pyrimidines built from a single carbon ring are:...Ch. 14 - Which of the following statements about DNA...Ch. 14 - Which of the following statements about DNA is...Ch. 14 - Prob. 6TYKCh. 14 - Prob. 7TYKCh. 14 - Prob. 8TYKCh. 14 - Prob. 9TYKCh. 14 - Prob. 10TYKCh. 14 - Discuss Concepts Eukaryotic chromosomes can be...Ch. 14 - Prob. 12TYKCh. 14 - Prob. 13TYKCh. 14 - Discuss Concepts During replication, an error...Ch. 14 - Design an Experiment Design an experiment using...Ch. 14 - Prob. 16TYKCh. 14 - Prob. 1ITDCh. 14 - Prob. 2ITD
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