ASU BIO 340 General Genetics at Arizona State
University Comprehensive Final Exam Review
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David Mungai [Date] [Course title] ASU BIO 340 General Genetics at Arizona
State University Comprehensive Final Exam
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The classic Hershey and Chase (1952) experiment that offered evidence in support of DNA being the genetic material in bacteriophages made use of which of the following labeled component(s)?
nitrogen and oxygen
phosphorus and sulfur
tritium
hydrogen
None of the answers listed are correct. - Answer>> phosphorus
and sulfur
Considering the structure of double-stranded DNA, which kind(s) of bonds hold one complementary strand to the other?
ionic
hydrophobic and hydrophilic
van der Waals
hydrogen
covalent - Answer>> hydrogen When considering the structure of DNA, we would say that complementary strands are antiparallel True or False? - Answer>> True What are the 3 main differences between DNA and RNA? - Answer>> Ribose in RNA replaces deoxyribose in DNA.
Uracil in RNA replaces thymine in DNA.
RNA is generally single stranded
The basic structure of a nucleotide includes what 3 things? - Answer>> base, sugar, and phosphate
The transforming principle discovered by Griffith is RNA True or False? - Answer>> False
What might Watson and Crick have concluded had Chargaff's data from a single source indicated given the following the data:
A=29%
T=19%
G=21%
C=31% - Answer>> There is a lack of pairing of bases
There are A = C and T = G pairings.
Why would concluding that there is a lack of pairing of the bases contradict Wilkins' and Franklin's data? - Answer>> Wilkins' and
Franklin's data suggested that the structure of DNA was some sort of helix. A lack of pairing would favor the formation of a single-stranded or nonhydrogen-bonded structure.
Why would concluding that A=C and T=G contradict Wilkins' and Franklin's data? - Answer>> Wilkins' and Franklin's data
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