WGU C785 BIOCHEMISTRY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What is the basic structure of an amino acid? What do they look like? - ️️amino group (NH2 or NH3), carboxyl group (COO or COOH), alpha carbon (C), and variable group How do you identify the 3 different types of side chains: non-polar/hydrophobic, polar, and charged? - ️️Non-polar/hydroph...

Assuming 100% reaction efficiency, how many DNA copies are created after the completion of four complete PCR cycles? - ️️16 What is the function of DNA polymerase in the process of PCR? - ️️It recognizes the primers and uses the available dNTPs to replicate the template DNA sequence. W...

Hemophilia Pedigree - Father has hemophilia, mother does not. What is the outcome for their kids? - ️️His daughters would be carriers. This is x-link recessive. Autosomal: Dominant: - ️️Autosomal: males and females equally affected. Dominant: non-carrier parents polymerase chain rea...

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) - ️️An organisms genetic material found in the nucleus of a cell Double stranded helical nucleic acid molecule consisting of nucleotide monomers with deoxyribose sugar and nitrogenous bases (A, C, G, T) capable of replicating Which nucleotides/bases are used in ...

Males and Females are equally affected - ️️Autosomal The process of copying DNA in the lab. - ️️Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Template DNA, Nucleotides (dNTPS), DNA Polymerase, and DNA Primers. - ️️What is needed for Polymerase Chain Reaction? Denaturing, Annealing, Elongating...

polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - ️️process to copy DNA What is needed to complete PCR - ️️Template DNA, Nucleotides (dNTPS), DNA Polymerase, and DNA Steps of PCR - ️️denaturation, annealing, elongation denaturation - ️️loss of normal shape of a protein due to heat or other ...

The polysaccharide cellulose is composed of sugar monomers linked through beta linkages, with their CH2OH groups in opposite direction relative to the neighboring monomer. - ️️True Nutrient that can not be broken down to a substance that can participate in the production of ATP via aerobic ce...