Nucleoside analogs are the mutagenic chemicals that have a structure that is similar to the normal bases of the nucleotide and thus can be incorporated in the DNA during the process of replication, however as it has different base-pairing rules than the normal nucleotide base it can lead to mutations.
An example of a nucleoside analog is acyclovir which an analog of guanosine.

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What happens to an enzyme when it performs its function? What does this mean about enzyme molecules??

ratelena [41]

1. Enzyme interacts with substrate
. 2. Enzyme may undergo a conformational change to capture the substrate ("induced fit" model)
3. Enzyme-substrate complex may undergo several changes to form the product(s).
4. The product(s) are released
. 5. The enzyme returns to its original form. It is then ready to do the cycle all over again.

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4 years ago

The pH of water is _____ because it contains an equal amount of H+ and OH- ions.

professor190 [17]

The answer is 7.0 (Neutral)

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