AZT (3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxythymidine), used to treat HIV infection, acts in HIV-infected cells by:

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Natural selection continually operates on each species to keep up with improvements made by competing species; each species’ environment deteriorates as its competitors evolve new adaptations. This is known as

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If the maintenance coefficient (m) is significantly high, then with reduction in specific growth rate:

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Incorrect pairing of bases during bacterial DNA replication occurs about once every 10^5 to 10^6 nucleotides, but the spontaneous mutation rate is only one error in 10^9 base pairs. What accounts for the difference?

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#Section 7: Recombinant DNA technology and Other Tools in Biotechnology

PCR is undertaken with a fluorescence reporter / quencher pair called______

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In DNA, phosphodiester bonds form with hydroxyl groups of carbons number ________ and ________ of each deoxyribose sugar.