What two types of spontaneous damage to individual nucleotides are associated with subsequent mutation?

What will be an ideal response?


depurination and deamination

Biology & Microbiology

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The term amphipathic describes the characteristic of some molecules that have ________.

A) two polar regions B) only a single polar region C) both a polar and a nonpolar region D) no polar regions E) two nonpolar regions

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Oceanography is the study of:

a. the living organisms that inhabit the sea. b. the oceans and their phenomena. c. the oceans and living organisms. d. the chemical makeup of the oceans. e. the interactions of marine organisms with their environment.

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The bacteria that cause botulism CANNOT

live in the presence of

a. carbon dioxide. b. oxygen. c. glucose. d. alcohol. e. ATP.

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Which of the following is an example of reaction that is exergonic and results in increases of entropy in the system?

a. ATP hydrolysis b. condensation on a cup of ice c. freezing of water in winter d. climbing up the ladder e. ATP synthesis

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