Mutagenic Chemicals That ____ and Are Incorporated into DNA or RNA

question 56

Multiple Choice

Mutagenic chemicals that ____ and are incorporated into DNA or RNA during synthesis are called base analogs.

• A) resemble nucleotides
• B) resemble genes
• C) resemble amino acids
• D) cause deletion mutations
• E) cause frameshift mutations

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Definitions:

Pythagorean Theorem

A mathematical principle that establishes a relationship between the lengths of the sides of a right triangle, stating that the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.

Radical Equation

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Pythagorean Theorem

A fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry among the three sides of a right triangle, stating that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.