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Kaylis [27]
3 years ago
13

Suppose you want to radioactively label DNA but not RNA in dividing and growing bacterial cells. What radiolabeled molecule woul

d you add to the culture medium? Why would it selectively label DNA but not RNA?
Biology
1 answer:
kozerog [31]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Tritiated thymine or tritiated thymidine

Explanation:

It would selectively label DNA but not RNA because of the presence of the uniformly labeled backbone phosphorus atoms in the DNA.

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