Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 18MC
Summary Introduction
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DNA is an important molecule that carries the genetic information of all living things. It is composed of nucleotides and nucleosides. A
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The nucleoside consists of a D-deoxyribose and a cytosine base is called ______.
A. cytidineB. deoxycytidineC. deoxycytidylateD. deoxyribosylcytosine E. deoxyribosylcytidine
Which of the following statements about DNA is true? (Select all that applied)
Select one:
a. DNA contains thymine but not uracil.
b. DNA molecules contain deoxyribose.
c. All of these
d. In a double-stranded DNA molecule, adenine on one strand will be connected to thymine on the
complementary strand by two hydrogen bonds.
Which of the following is not a nucleotide?
a. adenosine triphosphate
b. adenosine diphosphate
c. adenine
d. cytosine
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Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
Ch. 7 - DNA replication requires a large amount of energy,...Ch. 7 - Vibrio vulnificus Infection Greg enjoyed Floridas...Ch. 7 - Prob. 2TMWCh. 7 - Prob. 3TMWCh. 7 - Why is the genetic ancestry of microbes much more...Ch. 7 - Prob. 1CCSCh. 7 - Which of the following is most likely the number...Ch. 7 - Which of the following is a true statement...Ch. 7 - A plasmid is ___________. a. a molecule of RNA...Ch. 7 - Prob. 4MC
Ch. 7 - Prob. 5MCCh. 7 - Which of the following molecules functions as a...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7MCCh. 7 - Prob. 8MCCh. 7 - The Ames test ___________. a. uses auxotrophs and...Ch. 7 - Which of the following methods of DNA repair...Ch. 7 - Prob. 11MCCh. 7 - Prob. 12MCCh. 7 - Which of the following statements is true? a....Ch. 7 - Prob. 14MCCh. 7 - Although two cells are totally unrelated, one cell...Ch. 7 - Prob. 16MCCh. 7 - Prob. 17MCCh. 7 - Prob. 18MCCh. 7 - Prob. 19MCCh. 7 - Prob. 20MCCh. 7 - Prob. 21MCCh. 7 - Prob. 22MCCh. 7 - Prob. 23MCCh. 7 - Before mutations can affect a population...Ch. 7 - Prob. 25MCCh. 7 - Fill in the Blanks 1. The three steps in RNA...Ch. 7 - Fill in the Blanks 2. A triplet of mRNA...Ch. 7 - Fill in the Blanks 3. Three effects of point...Ch. 7 - Fill in the Blanks 4. Insertions and deletions in...Ch. 7 - Fill in the Blanks 5. An operon consists of...Ch. 7 - Prob. 6FIBCh. 7 - Prob. 7FIBCh. 7 - Fill in the Blanks 8. A gene for antibiotic...Ch. 7 - Fill in the Blanks 9. ______ are nucleotide...Ch. 7 - Fill in the Blanks 10. ____________ is a...Ch. 7 - Fill in the Blanks 11.________ RNA carries amino...Ch. 7 - Fill in the Blanks 12. ______ RNA and ______ RNA...Ch. 7 - How does the genotype of a bacterium determine its...Ch. 7 - List several ways in which eukaryotic messenger...Ch. 7 - Compare and contrast intrans and exons.Ch. 7 - Polypeptide synthesis requires large amounts of...Ch. 7 - Describe the operon model of gene regulation.Ch. 7 - Prob. 6SACh. 7 - Prob. 7SACh. 7 - Describe the formation and function of mRNA, rRNA,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 9SACh. 7 - Explain the central dogma of genetics.Ch. 7 - Compare and contrast the processes of...Ch. 7 - Fill in the following table:Ch. 7 - On the figure below, label DNA polymerase I, DNA...Ch. 7 - Prob. 2VICh. 7 - The drugs ddC and AZT are used to treat AIDS....Ch. 7 - If molecules of mRNA have the following nucleotide...Ch. 7 - A scientist uses a molecule of DNA composed of...Ch. 7 - Explain why an insertion of three nucleotides is...Ch. 7 - How could scientists use siRNA to turn off a...Ch. 7 - Prob. 5CTCh. 7 - Prob. 6CTCh. 7 - Prob. 7CTCh. 7 - Prob. 8CTCh. 7 - Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the causative agent...Ch. 7 - Prob. 10CTCh. 7 - The endosymbiotic theory states that mitochondria...Ch. 7 - Hydrogen bonds between complementary nucleotides...Ch. 7 - On average, RNA polymerase makes one error for...Ch. 7 - We have seen that wobble makes the genetic code...Ch. 7 - If a scientist synthesizes a DNA molecule with the...Ch. 7 - What DNA nucleotide triplet codes for codon UGU?...Ch. 7 - Suppose you want to insert into your dog a gene...Ch. 7 - Using the following terms, fill in the following...
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