RNA STRUCTURE QUIZ

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

in the anticodon loop and the 3' CCA end

in the anticodon loop and D stem loop

in the T Loop and D stem and loop

None of these

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The genetic material of retroviruses such as HIV is

DNA

RNA

protein

all of these

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RNA instability in alkaline solutions is due to

adenine

single strand nature

uracil

ribose

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Retroviruses replicate via __________ intermediate

DNA

RNA

mRNA

rDNA

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Which of following RNA characteristically contains unusual purines and pyrimidmes?

tRNA

nRNA

mRNA

rRNA

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During RNA synthesis, the DNA template sequence 5'Tp Ap Gp Cp 3' Would be transcribed to produce which of the following RNA sequence?

5'-Gp Cp Tp Ap-3'

5'-Ap Up Cp Gp-3'

5'-Gp Cp Up Ap-3'

5'-Ap Tp Cp Gp-3'

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The anticodon is a structure on

aribosome.

tRNA.

mRNA.

rRNA.

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In RNA, uracil pairs with

guanine

adenine

thymine

cytosine

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The tertiary structure of yeast tRNA

resembles the 3-dimensional structure of other tRNAs

All of these

involves extensive base stacking interactions

is maintained mostly by non-Watson-Crick base pairing

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The mRNA from which of the following would contain a poly-A tail?

Bacterial alpha-amylase

Bacteriophage DNA ligase

A restriction endonuclease from E. coli

Human insulin

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