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Given the codon and anticodon tables below, write one tRNA anticodon (5′-3′) that can pair with the indicated codons. codon anticodon tables.jpg Answer choices: A C G I U    Anticodon description Anticodon 5′ base Anticodon middle base Anticodon 3′ base    Pairs with all Ile codons [BLANK-1] [BLANK-2] [BLANK-3]    Pairs with both Lys codons [BLANK-4] [BLANK-5] [BLANK-6]    

Inhibition of which of the following enzyme activities is most likely to result in the build-up of Okazaki fragments?

Select the best thermodynamic explanation for the lowering of Gibbs free energy upon annealing of two complementary strands of single-stranded DNA to form a double-stranded DNA helix.

Identify the cis-acting element that serves as the foundation upon which the transcription initiation complex of many genes is built.

Classify the fundamental unit of the nucleic acid starred in the figure below. ATG.png 

Inactivation of the 3’-5’ exonuclease activity of DNA polymerase III disables the proofreading mechanism of this enzyme. The result will be

Both RNA and DNA can form double helices. Propose the most likely chemical component of RNA that influences it to form a right handed A helix as opposed to the right handed B helix, which is the most common form of DNA.

The TATA box/TATA-box binding protein complex is shown below. The TATA-box-binding protein is in blue (backbone trace). The TATA box, within the DNA double helix, is in CPK spacefill (A, Cyan; T, yellow). Answer Yes or No to the following questions. TBP_TATAbox_letters.png Answer choices: Yes No Question Answer Is the TATA box palindromic? [BLANK-1] Is the TATA box on the sense strand? [BLANK-2]

The image below is a  close-up of the threonyl tRNA synthetase (orange trace) acylation site complexed with a tRNA (blue cartoon) and one of the other substrates or products of the acylation reaction (CPK). Identify the CPK structure. ThrRS_acylation site.png  

How many quarters of coverage does a person need to be fully insured under Social Security?