As stated in the text, bacteriophages have been discovered with the following base substitutions in their DNA:

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As stated in the text, bacteriophages have been discovered with the following base substitutions in their DNA:
(a) dUMP completely substituting for dTMP
(b) 5-hydroxymethyl-dUMP completely substituting for dTMP
(c) 5-methyl-dCMP completely substituting for dCMPFor any one of these cases, formulate a set of virus-coded enzyme activities that could lead to the observed substitution. Write a balanced equation for each reaction you propose.

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Biochemistry Concepts and Connections

ISBN: 978-0321839923

1st edition

Authors: Dean R. Appling, Spencer J. Anthony Cahill, Christopher K. Mathews

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