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Each letter on a DNA strand represents a nucleotide, which is one of the building blocks of DNA. The four letters—A (adenine), T (thymine), C (cytosine), and G (guanine)—correspond to specific nitrogenous bases. The sequence of these letters encodes genetic information, determining traits and functions in living organisms. This sequence ultimately guides the synthesis of proteins, which perform various roles in the cell.
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Why can you predict the base sequences and a DNA molecule of DNA if you know the sequence of the other strand?
You can predict the base seqences of a DNA molecule if you know what one strand is, because of double Stranded DNA. Each strand matches up with a letter and repeats a pattern throught the entire DNA strand.
During DNA replications a complementary strand of DNA is made for each original DNA strand thus if a portion of the original strand is CCTAGCT then the new strand will be?
GGATCGA. Each base in the original DNA strand pairs with its complementary base (A with T and C with G) in the new strand during DNA replication.
What letter indicates the strand that will require the function of DNA ligase?
The letter that indicates the strand requiring the function of DNA ligase is "Lagging strand." During DNA replication, the lagging strand is synthesized in short fragments called Okazaki fragments, which need to be joined together by DNA ligase to create a continuous strand.
How does each separated strand begin a new strand?
With a small piece of primer,and active polymerase(enzyme) it replicates the complementary strand of the DNA
DNA replication results in two DNA molecules?
True, during DNA replication, the DNA molecule unwinds and each strand serves as a template for the synthesis of a new complementary strand. This results in two identical DNA molecules, each containing one original strand and one newly synthesized strand.
Why can you predict the base sequences and a DNA molecule of DNA if you know the sequence of the other strand?
You can predict the base seqences of a DNA molecule if you know what one strand is, because of double Stranded DNA. Each strand matches up with a letter and repeats a pattern throught the entire DNA strand.
During DNA replications a complementary strand of DNA is made for each original DNA strand thus if a portion of the original strand is CCTAGCT then the new strand will be?
GGATCGA. Each base in the original DNA strand pairs with its complementary base (A with T and C with G) in the new strand during DNA replication.
At the end of replication each new DNA molecule is composed of?
After DNA replication, each new molecule has one strand of the original DNA molecule and the other strand is composed of new nucleic acids. This is due to the semi-conservative replication of DNA.
How does each separated strand begin a new strand?
With a small piece of primer,and active polymerase(enzyme) it replicates the complementary strand of the DNA
In the semi-conservative hyposistyesis of DNA replication what proportion of a parent DNA strand is contained by each daughter DNA strand?
The replication is semiconservative. Each strand acts as a template for the synthesis of a new DNA molecule by the sequential addition of complementary base pairs, thereby generating a new DNA strand that is the complementary sequence to the parental DNA. Each daughter DNA molecule ends up with one of the original strands and one newly synthesized strand.
Are chromosomes strands of DNA?
Each chromosome has a single strand of DNA.
What is CCGTAGGCC?
CCGTAGGCC is a sequence of DNA base pairs. It represents the complementary DNA strand to the original sequence GGCTACGG, where each base pairs with its complementary base (A with T and C with G).
DNA replication results in two DNA molecules?
True, during DNA replication, the DNA molecule unwinds and each strand serves as a template for the synthesis of a new complementary strand. This results in two identical DNA molecules, each containing one original strand and one newly synthesized strand.
Can DNA be described as conservation?
DNA replication is semi-conservative. This means that each new DNA molecule has one original strand of DNA and one new strand of DNA.
IMPORTANT After DNA replication does half of the old strand leave with half of the new strand?
The process of DNA replication is described as being semi-conservative. The complementary DNA strands are pulled apart, new matching nucleotides are connected to each separate strand, and the result is two new strands that each contain exactly one-half of the original DNA strand.
How many strands of DNA did you start with and end with?
we started with a single strand DNA molecule.
How DNA replicates?
DNA first unwinds by the polymerase into two strands, then polymerases run over the two strands, replace a new strand on each old strand, forming two new DNA with one new strand and one original strand in each. (The polymerase is the enzyme)
