Microbiology: An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 4R
The following is a code for a strand of DNA.
- a. Using the genetic code provided in Figure 8.8, fill in the blanks to complete the segment of DNA shown.
- b. Fill in the blanks to complete the sequence of amino acids coded for by this strand of DNA.
- c. Write the code for the complementary strand of DNA completed in part (a).
- d. What would be the effect if C were substituted for T at base 10?
- e. What would be the effect if A were substituted for G at base 11?
- f. What would be the effect if G were substituted for T at base 14?
- g. What would be the effect if C were inserted between bases 9 and 10?
- h. How would UV radiation affect this strand of DNA?
- i. Identify a nonsense sequence in this strand of DNA.
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