Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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Chapter 9, Problem 3EQ
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An experiment to demonstrate resistance to tetracycline is an inherited trait encoded by the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of the resistant strain.
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Bacterial species have the ability to grow in a medium containing antibiotics because of the resistant strains. This resistance is because of a plasmid DNA in the bacterial cell. Different bacterial species show resistance to different antibiotics.
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Ch. 9.1 - In the experiment of Avery, McLeod, and McCarty,...Ch. 9.1 - In the Hershey and Chase experiment involving T2...Ch. 9.2 - Going from simple to complex, which of the...Ch. 9.3 - Which of the following could be the components of...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 2COMQCh. 9.4 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 9.5 - Prob. 2COMQCh. 9.6 - 1. Which of the following is not a feature of the...Ch. 9.6 - 2. A groove in the DNA refers to
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