Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780357391594
Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim; William H. Brown; Mary K. Campbell
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 24.5, Problem 24.5QC
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Interpretation:The meaning of gene and their production needs to be determined.
Concept introduction:There are large numbers of base pairs found in several organisms like in microorganisms, but not all the nucleotides base present are known to be genes.
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DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. It contains the biological instructions that make each species unique. DNA, along with the instructions it contains, is passed from adult organisms to their offspring during reproduction. Nearly every cell in a person's body has the same DNA. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA).
The information in DNA is stored as a code made up of four chemical bases: adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T). Human DNA consists of about 3 billion bases, and more than 99 percent of those bases are the same in all people.
The order, or sequence, of these bases determines the information available for building and maintaining an organism, similar to the way in which letters of the alphabet appear in a certain order to form words and sentences.
DNA bases…
A forensic scientist is trying to find out the number of adenine bases in the DNA sample that he obtained from a crime scene. What can he assume about the number of adenine? O The number of adenine bases will be equal to the number of guanine bases. O The number of adenine bases will be equal to the total of all the other bases. O The number of adenine bases will be equal to the number of thymine bases. O The number of adenine bases will be half of the number of cytosine bases.
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Genes code for proteins that determine the phenotypes of individuals. Individuals inherit genes from parents.
What is the relationship between genes and chromosomes?
O Chromosomes are independent of genes.
O Chromosomes are present inside genes.
O Genes are made up of chromosomes.
O Genes are present on chromosomes.
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Chapter 24 Solutions
Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
Ch. 24.2 - Problem 25-1 Draw the structure of UMP.Ch. 24.3 - Prob. 24.2QCCh. 24.3 - Prob. 24.3QCCh. 24.4 - Prob. 24.4QCCh. 24.5 - Prob. 24.5QCCh. 24.6 - Prob. 24.6QCCh. 24.7 - Prob. 24.7QCCh. 24.8 - Prob. 24.8QCCh. 24 - Prob. 1PCh. 24 - 25-2 What structures Of the cell, visible in a...
Ch. 24 - 25-3 Name one hereditary disease.Ch. 24 - 25-4 What is the basis unit of heredity?Ch. 24 - 25-5 (a) Where in a cell is the DNA located? (b)...Ch. 24 - 25-6 What are the components of (a) a nucleotide...Ch. 24 - 25-7 What are the differences between DNA and RNA?Ch. 24 - 25-8 Draw the structures of ADP and GDP. Are these...Ch. 24 - Prob. 9PCh. 24 - 25-10 Which DNA and RNA bases contain a carbonyl...Ch. 24 - Prob. 11PCh. 24 - Prob. 12PCh. 24 - Prob. 13PCh. 24 - Prob. 14PCh. 24 - Prob. 15PCh. 24 - Prob. 16PCh. 24 - Prob. 17PCh. 24 - 25-18 What type of bond connects the base to the...Ch. 24 - Prob. 19PCh. 24 - 25-20 What constitutes the backbone of DNA?Ch. 24 - Prob. 21PCh. 24 - 25-22 In DNA, which carbon atoms of...Ch. 24 - 25-23 The sequence Of a short DNA segment is...Ch. 24 - Prob. 24PCh. 24 - Prob. 25PCh. 24 - Prob. 26PCh. 24 - Prob. 27PCh. 24 - Prob. 28PCh. 24 - 25-29 What constitutes the superstructure of...Ch. 24 - 25-30 What is the primary structure of DNA?Ch. 24 - 25-31 What is the secondary structure of DNA?Ch. 24 - 25-32 What is the major groove of a DNA helix?Ch. 24 - 25-33 What are the higher-order structures of DNA...Ch. 24 - 25-34 Which type Of RNA has enzyme activity? Where...Ch. 24 - 25-35 Which has the longest chains: tRNA, mRNA, or...Ch. 24 - 25-36 Which type of RNA contains modified...Ch. 24 - 25-37 Which type Of RNA has a sequence exactly...Ch. 24 - 25-38 Where is rRNA located in the cell?Ch. 24 - Prob. 39PCh. 24 - Prob. 40PCh. 24 - Prob. 41PCh. 24 - Prob. 42PCh. 24 - Prob. 43PCh. 24 - 25-50 Define: (a) Intron (b) ExonCh. 24 - 25-51 Does mRNA also have introns and exons?...Ch. 24 - Prob. 46PCh. 24 - Prob. 47PCh. 24 - 25-54 Do all genes code for a protein? If not,...Ch. 24 - Prob. 49PCh. 24 - Prob. 50PCh. 24 - Prob. 51PCh. 24 - Prob. 52PCh. 24 - Prob. 53PCh. 24 - Prob. 54PCh. 24 - Prob. 55PCh. 24 - Prob. 56PCh. 24 - 25-55 A DNA molecule normally replicates itself...Ch. 24 - 25-56 Which functional groups on the bases form...Ch. 24 - Prob. 59PCh. 24 - 25-58 Draw the structures of cytosine and guanine...Ch. 24 - 25-59 How many different bases are present in a...Ch. 24 - Prob. 62PCh. 24 - 25-61 Why is replication called semiconservative?Ch. 24 - 25-62 How does the removal of some positive...Ch. 24 - 25-63 Write the chemical reaction for the...Ch. 24 - Prob. 66PCh. 24 - 25-65 What are helicases? What is their function?Ch. 24 - 25-66 Can dATP Serve as a source for a primer?Ch. 24 - Prob. 69PCh. 24 - Prob. 70PCh. 24 - 25-69 In which direction is the DNA molecule...Ch. 24 - Prob. 72PCh. 24 - Prob. 73PCh. 24 - Prob. 74PCh. 24 - 25-73 From the perspective of the chain being...Ch. 24 - Prob. 76PCh. 24 - Prob. 77PCh. 24 - Prob. 78PCh. 24 - Prob. 79PCh. 24 - Prob. 80PCh. 24 - Prob. 81PCh. 24 - Prob. 82PCh. 24 - Prob. 83PCh. 24 - Prob. 84PCh. 24 - Prob. 85PCh. 24 - Prob. 86PCh. 24 - Prob. 87PCh. 24 - Prob. 88PCh. 24 - Prob. 89PCh. 24 - Prob. 90PCh. 24 - Prob. 91PCh. 24 - Prob. 92PCh. 24 - Prob. 93PCh. 24 - (Chemical Connections 24E) What gene associated...Ch. 24 - Prob. 95PCh. 24 - -104 Why is it important that a DNA molecule be...Ch. 24 - Prob. 97PCh. 24 - Prob. 98PCh. 24 - Prob. 99PCh. 24 - Prob. 100PCh. 24 - -109 In sheep DNA, the mol% of adenine (A) was...Ch. 24 - Prob. 102PCh. 24 - Prob. 103PCh. 24 - Prob. 104PCh. 24 - Prob. 105PCh. 24 - -114 How could life have evolved if DNA leads to...Ch. 24 - Prob. 107PCh. 24 - Prob. 108PCh. 24 - Prob. 109P
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