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What is considered the most basic unit of life? 

What is the function of DNA gyrase?    

A new virus has been discovered in a species of bacteria that inhabit hot springs. The viral genome is found to consist of four ribonucleotides in the following ratios: 8% A, 42% C, 42% G, and 8% U.  The genome must be made of:

What is the function of single-strand-binding proteins?  

Which of the following statements are TRUE regarding transcription in most organisms?  

The sum of all chemical reactions that occur within a single cell or within all the cells of a multicellular organism is called:

DNA polymerase I and DNA polymerase III both have ______but only DNA polymerase I has _______.  

Consider the following material as a complete article.  Choose which part of the scientific method corresponds to each statement.  Each answer may be used only once. 

What would Avery, Macleod, and McCarty have concluded if their results had been that only RNAse treatment of the heat-killed bacteria prevented transformation of genetic virulence?

What is the function of DNA gyrase?