Genetics Homework UT Austin

Question 1
1 out of 1 points

If you could pick up a single chromosome in your hand, what types of macromolecules would you be holding?
Answer

Selected Answer: e. a, b, & c

Question 2
1 out of 1 points

Nucleotides on a single-stranded DNA molecule are connected by:
Answer

Selected Answer: phosphodiester bonds

Question 3
10 out of 10 points

The polarity of DNA synthesis is
Answer

Selected Answer: 5'-->3'

Question 4
1 out of 1 points

"The ratio of adenine to thymine in DNA (is) __________, while the ratio of adenine to cytosine (is) __________:"
Answer

Selected Answer: 1:1; varies

Question 5
1 out of 1 points

________ bonds are used to hold consecutive nucleotides together in each single strand of DNA, while ________ bonds are used for complementary base pairing in DNA.
Answer

Selected Answer: covalent; hydrogen

Question 6
1 out of 1 points

A nucleotide is composed of:
Answer

Selected Answer: e.
"a, b, & c"

Question 7
1 out of 1 points

"If 30% of the bases in a region of the mouse genome are cytosine, what percentage in that region are adenine?"
Answer

Selected Answer: 20%

Question 8
1 out of 1 points

The complementary sequence of 5'-AGGGTCTCGA- 3' is:
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Selected Answer: 5'- TCGAGACCCT - 3'

Question 9
1 out of 1 points

"In Griffith's 1928 experiment demonstrating bacterial transformation, injection of live S bacteria resulted in ________ mice, injection of live R bacteria resulted in ________ mice, and simultaneous injection of heat-killed S cell components and live R bacteria resulted in ________ mice:"
Answer

Selected Answer: dead; live; dead

Question 10
1 out of 1 points

In 1944, Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty extended Griffith's experiments by showing that the