Nucleotides form complementary base pairs through:

You are performing agarose gel electrophoresis on DNA fragments that are between 100 – 200 bp in size.  You discover that there are two agarose gels that have been made.  One of the gels is 0.5% agarose and the other is 1.5% agarose.  Which gel would be the best choice?

The term used to describe the arrangement of the individual strands in a double-stranded DNA molecule is:

You make a polyacrylamide gel using the appropriate combination of acrylamide and bis-acrylamide.  You pour this mixture into your vertical electrophoresis apparatus, but after one hour, you do not get polymerization of your gel.  What is the most likely explanation for this?

In a DNA molecule, which nucleotide base does adenine pair with?

Which part of the replication diagram is depicting the leading strand? Midterm Exam Diagram..png

The codon UGG is mutated to UGA.  What will happen to the encoded protein? genetic code(2).jpg

The X and Y chromosomes are called __________:

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Exam 1 questions will cover content from the the powerpoints linked on blackboard. The best way to prepare will be to will be to review these powerpoints. All questions in the exam will be pulled from content in the powerpoints.  No notes or books are allowed on exams so please make sure you review the material beforehand.During the exams, do not use any outside sources of information (notes, powerpoints, websites, etc.) Honorlock will prohibit you from opening other websites, it will also record your screen to ensure powerpoints aren’t being viewed.You will also need a functional webcam and your student ID. Honorlock will take a picture at the beginning of the exam of you and your Student ID.Please read the questions carefully and choose the best answer. You have 50 minutes to complete once you begin.