Miscelanious Flashcards
1
Q
which carbon connects to the nitrogenous base
A
carbon 1 (1’)
2
Q
what bond connects the nitrogenous base to deoxyribose
A
glycosyl bond
3
Q
DNA consists of 2 ___ strands
A
antiparallel
4
Q
diameter of DNA
A
2 nm
5
Q
In what direction does DNA turn
A
clockwise
- one complete turn every 10 nucleotides
6
Q
distance between each base pair
A
0.34nm
7
Q
length of one full twist
A
3.4 nm
8
Q
are their proofreaders for mRNA
A
NO (can cause mutatuons)
9
Q
the human genom project
A
10
Q
co-developers of genetic engineering
A
Stankey Cohen (plasmids), and Herbert Boyer (restriction enzymes)
11
Q
recombinant DNA
A
12
Q
who proposed the process of PCR and when
A
Kary Mullis in 1987
13
Q
when did Kary Mullis win the Nobel prize
A
1992
14
Q
recombinant DNA
A
- a fragment of DNA
composed of sequences originating from at least 2 different sources - analyzing and altering genes and their respective proteins
15
Q
which carbon in deoxyribose is midding an oxygen
A
carbon two from the hydroxyl group
