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| The the C-1' of pentose is linked to the base through |
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| The C-5' of pentose is linked to the |
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| phosphate through a phosphoester linkage |
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| is a sugar linked to a base with NO phosphate attachment |
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| the difference between ribose and deoxyribose is |
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| individual nucleotides are linked together through |
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| a phosphodiester linkage a 5' to 3' linkage |
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| Chargaff's Rule states that |
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| A=T and G=C and add it all together to get 100% |
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| number of hydrogen bonds between G-C |
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| number of h-bonds between A-T |
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| ds DNA has a(n)__________ orientation |
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| ds DNA is a right/left handed helix that has________bp per turn |
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| when synthesizing DNA or mRNA the strand is read in the___________direction |
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| base pairs are ___________ to the helix |
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| What is a distinctive characteristic of HIV/AIDS medications that block anti-retroviral reproduction. |
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| Add dideoxynucleosides....ones that lack both a 2' and a 3' -OH group |
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| how many different purine and pyrimidine compounds are required precursors of nucleic acids |
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| the paired chains of DNA have __________ polarity |
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| DNA is more stable than RNA |
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| because its double stranded, and 2' -OH makes it more susceptible to hydrolysis |
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| Does DNA pol III require a sigma subunit? |
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| No only RNA polymerase in prok. |
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| RNA primers are synthesized by |
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| What is the minimum set of bacterial proteins needed for DNA synthese |
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| DNA pol III, primase, helicase, and SSB |
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| short strand of DNA found on the lagging strand in both prok. and euk. |
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