Chapter 16 The Molecular Basis of Inheritance Active
Chapter 16 The Molecular Basis of Inheritance Active Lecture Questions for use with Classroom Response Systems Biology, Seventh Edition Neil Campbell and Jane Reece Edited by William Wischusen, Louisiana State University Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
1. Tobacco mosaic virus has RNA rather than DNA as its genetic material. In a hypothetical situation where RNA from a tobacco mosaic virus is mixed with proteins from a related DNA virus, the result could be a hybrid virus. If that virus were to infect a cell and reproduce, what would the resulting "offspring" viruses be like? a) b) c) d) e) tobacco mosaic virus the related DNA virus a hybrid: tobacco mosaic virus RNA and protein from the DNA virus a hybrid: tobacco mosaic virus protein and nucleic acid from the DNA virus a virus with a double helix made up of one strand of DNA complementary to a strand of RNA surrounded by viral protein Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
1. Cytosine makes up 38% of the nucleotides in a sample of DNA from an organism. What percent of the nucleotides in this sample will be thymine? 1) 12 2) 24 3) 31 4) 38 5) It cannot be determined from the information provided. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
1. In an analysis of the nucleotide composition of DNA, which of the following is true? 1) A = C 2) A = G and C = T 3) A + C = G + T 4) A + T = G + C 5) Both B and C are true Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
1. A space probe returns with a culture of a microorganism found on a distant planet. Analysis shows that it is a carbon-based life form that has DNA. You grow the cells in 15 N medium for several generations and then transfer it to 14 N medium. Which pattern in this figure would you expect if the DNA were replicated in a conservative manner? a. b. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings c. d. e.
1. In analyzing the number of different bases in a DNA sample, which result would be consistent with the base-pairing rules? 1) A = G 2) A + G = C + T 3) A + T = G + T 4) A = C 5) G = T Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
1. Imagine the following experiment is done: Bacteria are first grown for several generations in a medium containing the lighter isotope of nitrogen, 14 N, then switched into a medium containing 15 N. The rest of the experiment is identical to the Meselson and Stahl experiment. Which of the following represents the band positions you would expect after two generations? * Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
1. You are trying to support your hypothesis that DNA replication is conservative; i. e. , parental strands separate; complementary strands are made, but these new strands join together to make a new DNA molecule and the parental strands rejoin. You take E. coli that had grown in a medium containing only heavy nitrogen (15 N) and transfer a sample to a medium containing light nitrogen (14 N). Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
1. (cont. ) After allowing time for only one DNA replication, you centrifuge a sample and compare the density band(s) formed with control bands for bacteria grown on either normal 14 N or 15 N medium. Which band location would support your hypothesis of conservative DNA replication? Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
1. Using the experiment explained in the previous question, which centrifuge tube would represent the band distribution obtained after one replication showing that DNA replication is semiconservative? Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings
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