RNA STRUCTURE QUIZ

The tertiary structure of yeast tRNA

involves extensive base stacking interactions

is maintained mostly by non-Watson-Crick base pairing

All of these

resembles the 3-dimensional structure of other tRNAs

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RNA instability in alkaline solutions is due to

uracil

adenine

ribose

single strand nature

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Retroviruses replicate via __________ intermediate

mRNA

RNA

DNA

rDNA

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The anticodon is a structure on

tRNA.

mRNA.

rRNA.

aribosome.

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The genetic material of retroviruses such as HIV is

all of these

RNA

protein

DNA

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Two features of the tRNA molecule associated, in converting the triplet codon to an amino acid, are

None of these

in the T Loop and D stem and loop

in the anticodon loop and the 3' CCA end

in the anticodon loop and D stem loop

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A nicked RNA molecule can be ligated by

DNA polymerase

T4 RNA ligase

all of these

T4 DNA ligase

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In RNA, uracil pairs with

thymine

guanine

cytosine

adenine

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What is the average size (in bp) of a mature t-RNA?

120 bp

100 bp

80 bp

140 bp

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Which of the following is the smallest of the RNAs?

Transfer RNAs

Messenger RNA

All of these

Ribosomal RNAs

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