Biochemistry - Nucleic Acids

Exercise : Nucleic Acids - Section 1
  • Nucleic Acids - Section 1
1.
Because DNA is a highly charged polyanion, its stability to heat denaturation
does not depend on hydrophobic interactions
increases with increasing salt
is independent of G - C content
decreases with increasing salt
Answer: Option
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2.
The sugar in RNA is __________ , the sugar in DNA is __________
deoxyribose, ribose
ribose, deoxyribose
ribose, phosphate
ribose, uracil
Answer: Option
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3.
Nucleoside is a pyrimidine or purine base
covalently bonded to a sugar
ionically bonded to a sugar
hydrogen bonded to a sugar
none of the above
Answer: Option
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4.
In gel electrophoresis, what fragments will move most quickly through a gel?
Large fragments
Small fragments
Large genome
None of these
Answer: Option
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5.
Which pyrimidine base contains an amino group at carbon 4?
Cytosine
Thymine
Uracil
Adenine
Answer: Option
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