Chapter 9: Problem 1
What is the meaning of the term genetic material?
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What are the building blocks of a nucleotide? With regard to the \(5^{r}\) and 3' positions on a sugar molecule, how are nucleotides linked together to form a strand of DNA?
What part(s) of a nucleotide (namely, phosphate, sugar, and/or base) is(are) found in the major and minor grooves of doublestranded DNA, and what part(s) is(are) found in the DNA backbone? If a DNA-binding protein does not recognize a specific nucleotide sequence, do you expect that it binds to the major groove, the minor groove, or the DNA backbone? Explain.
The genetic material found within some viruses is single-stranded DNA. Would this genetic material contain equal amounts of \(A\) and \(T\) and equal amounts of \(\mathrm{G}\) and \(\mathrm{C}\) ?
Look up the meaning of the word transformation in a dictionary and explain whether it is an appropriate word to describe the transfer of genetic material from one organism to another.
As the minor and major grooves wind around a DNA double helix, do they ever intersect each other, or do they always run parallel to each other?
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