NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE QUIZ

According to base pairing rules the bases of one strand match-up with the bases of the second strand of DNA and the two strands are said to be

oppositely charged

none of these

identical

complementary

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RNA that is complementary to a segment of another RNA molecule to which it will bind is known as

nonsense RNA

antisense RNA

missense RNA

none of these

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The function of ribosomes within the cell is

to produce ATP

all of these

to synthesize proteins

to ferment carbohydrates

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In which of the following uracil is present?

Both (a) and (b)

RNA

DNA

None of these

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The chromosome of almost all bacteria is in the shape of

helix

a closed circle

an open circle

a linear chromosome

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Stem and loop structures are

the bonds between adjacent DNA nucleotides in the same strand

proteins that help partially denatured enzymes to recover their native configuration

structures at the ends of linear eukaryotic DNA molecules

structures in DNA caused by inverted repeats

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To which of the following adenine always binds?

Guanine

None of these

Thymine

Cytosine

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Which is not an essential part of a two-component phosphorelay system?

Sensor kinase

None of these

Response regulator

Autoinducer

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In DNA sequencing, the primer

specifies where the sequence begins

specifies where the sequence ends

both (a) and (b)

generates variety of different sized fragments

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Guanine always binds to

none of these

thymine

cytosine

guanine

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