Chemistry In Context
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ISBN: 9781259638145
Author: Fahlman, Bradley D., Purvis-roberts, Kathleen, Kirk, John S., Bentley, Anne K., Daubenmire, Patrick L., ELLIS, Jamie P., Mury, Michael T., American Chemical Society
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 13, Problem 1Q
The theme of this chapter is that DNA guides the chemistry of every living organism on the planet. Name three traits you possess that are dictated by your DNA.
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Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The three traits possessed by me that are dictated by my DNA have to be named.
Concept Introduction:
DNA:
DNA is a self-replicating genetic material that is present in all living organisms. It carries genetic information from one generation to the several successive generations which brings several physical traits in an individual as a sign of resemblance from his/her parents and ancestors. Those traits are the uniqueness to the individual.
Explanation of Solution
The three traits possessed by me that are dictated by my DNA are:
- • Thin and fast hair growth,
- • Brown eyes, and
- • Broad forehead.
These are the three physically noticeable traits that I believe to have been dictated and inherited from my parents and ancestors, by my DNA.
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A forensic scientist is trying to find out the number of adenine bases in the DNA sample that he obtained from a crime scene. What can he assume about the number of adenine? O The number of adenine bases will be equal to the number of guanine bases. O The number of adenine bases will be equal to the total of all the other bases. O The number of adenine bases will be equal to the number of thymine bases. O The number of adenine bases will be half of the number of cytosine bases.
DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. It contains the biological instructions that make each species unique. DNA, along with the instructions it contains, is passed from adult organisms to their offspring during reproduction. Nearly every cell in a person's body has the same DNA. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA).
The information in DNA is stored as a code made up of four chemical bases: adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T). Human DNA consists of about 3 billion bases, and more than 99 percent of those bases are the same in all people.
The order, or sequence, of these bases determines the information available for building and maintaining an organism, similar to the way in which letters of the alphabet appear in a certain order to form words and sentences.
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Chapter 13 Solutions
Chemistry In Context
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