BIOCHEMISTRY WGU C785 - MODULE 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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Hydrophilic Correct Answer Having an affinity for water. Hydrophobic Correct Answer substances that is not soluble in water. Hydrophobic substances include large, uncharged particles like fats and ... oils solvent Correct Answer A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances Solute Correct Answer A substance that is dissolved in a solution. Adhesive Correct Answer Having the ability to stick to other surfaces. Cohesive Correct Answer having the ability to stick together Heat of Vaporization Correct Answer The amount of energy required for the liquid at its boiling point to become a gas Anticodon Correct Answer Three-base sequence in a transfer RNA molecule base that pairs with a complementary codon in mRNA Central Dogma of Molecular Biology Correct Answer DNA -> RNA -> Protein This paradigm was formulated by Grancis Crick: First, a portion of the DNA, a gene, is transcribed to produce a complementary strand of RNA; then RNA is translated into protein Codon Correct Answer A specific sequence of three adjacent bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid DNA Correct Answer deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information. Dominant Allele Correct Answer an allele that dominates or masks the presence of another allele and is fully expressed Dominant trait Correct Answer the trait that is expressed from a dominant allele Recessive allele Correct Answer the trait that is completely masked and is not expressed Recessive trait Correct Answer a genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor [Show More]

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