The base analog, 5-bromouracil substitutes for the nucleotide base, _____________, in a DNA

molecule. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


ANS: thymine

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Of the following, which cell structure would most likely be visible with a light microscope that has been manufactured to the maximum resolving power possible?

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What did Richard Axel and Linda Buck discover about the way in which we are able to perceive many different types of odors?

A. Vertebrate animals make a large number of distinct types of receptor proteins, each of which binds a particular odorant molecule or small group of such molecules. B. Odors are distinguished by the way in which they bind both olfactory and taste receptors-it is the overall "picture" generated this way that we perceive. C. Many different types of odors bind to just a few different types of receptor molecules. D. None of the answers are correct.

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