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Gene Expression and Regulation

Question 1
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Which aspect of tRNAs' tertiary structure allows them to deliver specific amino acids during translation?

Question 2
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What effect does altering helicase activity so that it unwinds double-stranded RNA instead of double-stranded DNA have on cellular processes?

Question 3
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What process could lead to increased allelic variation but potentially reduce natural selection's efficacy in adapting a species' gene pool over time?

Question 4
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During replication, which enzyme adds complementary nucleotides to form new strands of DNA?

Question 5
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Why does adenine pair with thymine in DNA instead of cytosine?

Question 6
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What sugar is found in RNA backbone?

Question 7
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Given that adenine makes up 18% of the nucleotides in a sample section of double-stranded DNA, what percentage should thymine make up?

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Question 8
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What is the monomer or basic building block of DNA?

Question 9
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If a spontaneous mutation occurred in the DNA of an organism that changed an adenine-thymine base pair to a guanine-cytosine base pair, what would be the most likely immediate effect on the DNA molecule's physical properties?

Question 10
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Which structural feature is most crucial for allowing tRNA molecules to bring specific amino acids to ribsomes during translation?