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Which of the following biomolecules isolated from Strain 2 would we expect to be radioactively labeled according to the table from experiment 1?
*This question is included in 02. Biological Molecules, question #1
| (A) | RNA |
| (B) | ... |
| (C) | ... |
| (D) | ... |
| (E) | ... |
| (F) | ... |
The solution is
Posted: 12/27/2012 03:11
Why is it RNA?
Posted: 12/28/2012 21:57
Why is what RNA?
Posted: 12/28/2012 22:02
Because in order for the auxotroph to be radioactively labeled according to strain 2 (phosphorus) the only correct choice could be RNA due to the fact that this is the only molecule that contains a phosphate group! Remember that RNA is composed of a 5 carbon chain, a nitrogenous base and a PHOSPHATE group!!!
Posted: 08/03/2013 19:41
Stands for ribonucleic acid. Contains long chains of nucleotides. Nucleotides contain a nitrogenous base, a ribose sugar and a phosphate. RNA molecules are involved in protein synthesis.