Which of the following is a way prokaryotic DNA can be altered by bacteriophages?
a. through binary fission
b. through mitosis
c. through conjugation
d. through transduction
d. through transduction
Bacteriophages are a kind of virus that only infect bacteria, and they can translocate genetic material from one prokaryote to another through transduction.
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The potential energy in a molecule of ATP is held in the:
A. carbon-carbon bonds of the sugar. B. repulsion of the phosphate groups from each other. C. the carbon-nitrogen bonds of the base. D. the carbon-oxygen bonds of the sugar. E. repulsion of the sugar and the base.
RNA differs from DNA in that:
a. RNA pairs cytosine with uracil. b. RNA pairs thymine with uracil. c. RNA is double-stranded and DNA is single-stranded. d. RNA is single-stranded and DNA is double-stranded.
To what does RNA polymerase bind to begin the process of transcription?
A) promoter B) structural gene C) codon D) anticodon
Microbes such as Geobacter metallireducens obtain energy from organic matter under anaerobic conditions by using MnO2 as a/an ________ ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).