LABORATORY REVIEW
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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Question
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If there are 6 pairs of nitrogen bases, how many nucleotides would be created?
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2
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1
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6
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12
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Thus each base pair involves two nucleotides.
Detailed explanation-2: -AEGIS-SELEX delivered an AEGIS aptamer (ZAP-2012) built from six different kinds of nucleotides (the std. G, A, C, and T, and the AEGIS nonstandard P and Z nucleotides, the last having a nitro functionality not found in std. DNA).
Detailed explanation-3: -Two nitrogen-containing bases (or nucleotides) that pair together to form the structure of DNA. The four bases in DNA are adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T).
Detailed explanation-4: -So it takes six nitrogen bases to code for one amino acid. So a codon codes for an amino acid and requires a total of six nitrogen bases.
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