The two molecules that alternate to form the backbone of a polynucleotide chain are:a
adenine and thymine.
b. cytosine and guanine.
c. sugar and phosphate.
d. base and sugar.
e. base and phosphate.
C
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to development or habitat destruction is referred to by biologists as: a. an island. b. ex situ conservation. c. a reserve. d. a park. e. a refuge.
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What will be an ideal response?
You take a sample of bacteria with DNA that contains only 14N and allow them to replicate in a medium that contains only 15N. After 3 rounds of replication, what percent of the DNA molecules will contain one strand with only 14N and one strand with only 15N? Enter your answer as a whole number without the percent sign. For example, 5% would be entered as 5 and 37% would be entered as 37.
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