The Figure Below Shows a Representative Dinucleotide

question 28

Multiple Choice

The figure below shows a representative dinucleotide:
-Spleen diesterase is an enzyme that breaks the covalent bond that connects the phosphate to the 5' carbon.If the dinucleotide is digested with spleen diesterase,to which base and to which carbon on the sugar is the phosphate attached?

• A)A; 5'
• B)T; 5'
• C)T; 3'
• D)A; 3'

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Definitions:

Induction

Ability of a chemical or a tissue to influence the development of another tissue.

Membrane Depolarizes

The process by which a cell membrane's voltage becomes less negative, leading to the possible firing of an action potential in neurons.

Sperm

Male gamete having a haploid number of chromosomes and the ability to fertilize an egg, the female gamete.

Egg

Also called an ovum; haploid cell that is usually fertilized by a sperm to form a diploid zygote.