Which of the following statements is supported by Chargaff's rule about the composition of DNA?

A:DNA is a single stranded nucleic acid that contains uracil.

B:The number of adenines in a strand of DNA is equal to the number of thymines.

C:The "steps" of the DNA ladder are made of sugar and phosphates.

D:DNA is a complex of RNA wrapped around protein

Why is DNA replication said to be semiconservative?

A:The old cell keeps part of the original DNA during cell division.

B:The new DNA strand can only be constructed in the 3' to 5' direction.

C:The double helix becomes a single strand of DNA.

D:New DNA has one original strand and one replicated strand.

Which of the following is the complimentary DNA strand for the sequence shown below?

ACT GCA

A:ACG TCA

B:ACU GCA

C:UCT GCU

D:TGA CGT

What is the central dogma of molecular biology? Explain its meaning.

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Biology

Sabrina Kennedy

26 March, 13:12

Which of the following statements is supported by Chargaff's rule about the composition of DNA?

A:DNA is a single stranded nucleic acid that contains uracil.

B:The number of adenines in a strand of DNA is equal to the number of thymines.

C:The "steps" of the DNA ladder are made of sugar and phosphates.

D:DNA is a complex of RNA wrapped around protein

Why is DNA replication said to be semiconservative?

A:The old cell keeps part of the original DNA during cell division.

B:The new DNA strand can only be constructed in the 3' to 5' direction.

C:The double helix becomes a single strand of DNA.

D:New DNA has one original strand and one replicated strand.

Which of the following is the complimentary DNA strand for the sequence shown below?

ACT GCA

A:ACG TCA

B:ACU GCA

C:UCT GCU

D:TGA CGT

What is the central dogma of molecular biology? Explain its meaning.

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Kamila Dominguez · Answer 1

B, D, D

Explanation: Chargaff's rule is that the percentages of Adenine equal those of Thymine and the percentages of Guanine equal those of Cytosine meaning B is the correct answer for the first one. For the second one, conservative means to keep and semi mean half therefore semi conservative means keeping half meaning D is the correct answer. For the last one, D is the answer because adenine pairs with thymine and guanine pairs with cytosine.