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For much of human history art was displayed in museums and galleries because it lacked a definite purpose. 

If the sequence of an RNA molecule is 5ʹ–GGCAUCGACG–3ʹ, what is the sequence of the template strand of DNA? Please write your answer with the 5′ end on the left.

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Phosphodiester bonds are indicated by which arrow in the diagram below? Hydrogen bonds are indicated by which arrow in the diagram below? Which arrow is pointing to a pyrimidine nucleotide? Is the 5′ end of DNA indicated by arrow ‘b’ or ‘d’?

In one or two sentences, compare and contrast the function of transcriptional activator proteins and general transcription factors.

Elite ancient Sumerians would ____ .

Many traditional cultures have special ceremonies in which participants wearing animal masks symbolically transform into these animals.  These animals are considered ____ .

48) Special senses, such as sight and sound, are converted to an action potential by:

47) What is responsible for keeping blood vessels partially constricted at all times?

The size of the domestic dog genome is 2.4 billion (2.4 x 109) base pairs in length. Approximately how many nucleosomes would you expect to be in an average dog genome? Approximately how many copies of histone H2A protein you would find per dog genome? *for both quesitons assume the core DNA + linker DNA=200 bp