Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780357093795
Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING (CUSTOM)
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Chapter 9, Problem 3SQ
In cells, most RNA molecules are ___ ; most DNA molecules are ___ .
- a. single-stranded; double-stranded
- b. double-stranded; single-stranded
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A DNA nucleotide is made of all of the following components except ____.
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QUESTION 2
Messenger RNA carries genetic information from the chromosomes to the ____.
A. ribosomes
B. endoplasmic reticulum
C. nucleolus
D. plasmids
QUESTION 3
3. A ___ codes for a specific sequence of amino acids in a protein.
A. gene
B. nucleotide
C. polyribosome
D. nucleic acid
QUESTION 4
4. The study of the structure, function, and interaction of cellular proteins is called ____.
A. bioinformatics
B. proteomics
C. genomics
D. haplotypics
QUESTION 5
5. Free-living organisms with a foreign gene are called ____ organisms.
A. transposed
B. transmutated
C. transparent
D. transgenic
QUESTION 6
6. DNA is shaped like a/an ____.
A. alpha protein
B. double helix…
Transcription copies a _____ to a complementary _____ molecule. a. chromosome; DNA c. gene; RNA b. genome; RNA d. DNA sequence; ribosome
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symmetry.
5' TGGAATTGTGAGCGGATAACAATT 3
3' ACCTTAACACTCGCCTATTGTTAA 5
Chapter 9 Solutions
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
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Ch. 9 - Prob. 7SQCh. 9 - Prob. 8SQCh. 9 - Prob. 9SQCh. 9 - Anticodons pair with ___ . a. mRNA codons b. DNA...Ch. 9 - Prob. 11SQCh. 9 - Prob. 12SQCh. 9 - Prob. 13SQCh. 9 - Energy that drives translation is provided mainly...Ch. 9 - Match the terms with the best description. ______...Ch. 9 - Researchers are designing and testing antisense...Ch. 9 - An anticodon has the sequence GCG. What amino acid...Ch. 9 - Each position of a codon can be occupied by one of...Ch. 9 - Prob. 4CTCh. 9 - Translate the .sequence of bases in the previous...Ch. 9 - Can you .spell your name (or someone else's) using...Ch. 9 - Bacteria use the.same stop codons as eukaryotes....
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