Chapter 7

Q&A

Question 1
A single strand of DNA has the bases ATTGATCC. What would the sequence of the matching DNA strand be?
Answer: One strand The other strand ATTGATCC TAACTAGG

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Question 2
All cells in the body were derived from a single cell. Which of the following sentences is true about the DNA from one of the brain cells and the DNA from one of the heart cells.
A.The DNA from these cells are identical. B.The DNA from these cells will not have the same genes. C.The DNA of brain cells will be more than that of the heart cells. D.The DNA of these cells are not the same.
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Question 3
A ribonucleotide consists of
A. B. C. D. a sugar, a base and phosphate groups. a sugar and a phosphate. paired bases. a sugar, a base and three phosphates.

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Question 4
The DNA of an organism contains guanine as 30% of its bases. What percentage of its bases would be thymine?
A. 20% B. 30% C. 35% D. 40%

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Working
G = 30% C = 30% G + C = 60% A + T = 100% - 60% = 40% %T = 20%

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