DPIP was used in the photosynthesis lab to measure the

-Light dependent reactions

-Production of O2

-Light Independent reaction (a. k.a. Calvin cycle)

-Production of CO2

Light dependent reactions

Explanation:

DPIP stands for Dichlorophenolindophenol. It is a chemical compound that is used as a redox dye.

DCPIP is blue when it is oxidized DCPIP is colorless when it is reduced.

DCPIP measures the rate of photosynthesis. The redox dye is decolorized by chemical reduction when it is exposed to light in the process of photosynthesis.

DPIP was used in the photosynthesis lab to measure the light dependent reactions.

step 1: initiation

initiation is the beginning of transcription. it occurs when the enzyme rna polymerase binds to a region of a gene called the promoter. this signals the dna to unwind so the enzyme can ‘‘read’’ the bases in one of the dna strands. the enzyme is now ready to make a strand of mrna with a complementary sequence of bases.

step 2: elongation

elongation is the addition of nucleotides to the mrna strand. rna polymerase reads the unwound dna strand and builds the mrna molecule, using complementary base pairs. there is a brief time during this process when the newly formed rna is bound to the unwound dna. during this process, an adenine (a) in the dna binds to an uracil (u) in the rna.

step 3: termination

termination is the ending of transcription, and occurs when rna polymerase crosses a stop (termination) sequence in the gene. the mrna strand is complete, and it detaches from dna.

c) 50% there are four chromosomes. after crossing over, 2 of the four have been changed. that means any gamete has a 2 in 4 chance or 50% chance of receiving the mutated chromosome.