Which one of the following is not applicable to RNA?

1. Complementary base pairing

2. 5' phosphoryl and 3' hydroxyl ends

3. Heterocyclic nitrogenous bases

4. Chargaff's rule

Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix |
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Identify the correct order of organization of genetic material from largest to smallest.

1. Chromosome, gene, genome, nucleotide

2. Genome, chromosome, nucleotide, gene

3. Genome, chromosome, gene, nucleotide

4. Chromosome, genome, nucleotide, gene

Subtopic:  The DNA | DNA Double Helix |
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The diagram shows an important concept in the genetic implication of DNA. Fill in the blanks A to C.

1. A - translation B - transcription C - Erwin Chargaff

2. A -transcription B - translation C - Francis Crick

3. A - translation B - extension C - Rosalind Franklin

4. A - transcription B - replication C - James Watson

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The figure gives an important concept in the genetic implication of DNA. Fill in the blanks A, B and C.
1. A - Maurice Wilkins B - transcription C - translation
2. A - James Watson B - replication C - extension
3. A - Erwin Chargaff B - translation C - replication
4. A - Francis Crick B - translation C - transcription
Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix | DNA Replication |
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In the DNA molecule:
1. The total amount of purine nucleotides and pyrimidine nucleotides
is not always equal
2. There are two strands, which run parallel in the 5' → 3’ direction
3. The proportion of adenine in relation to thymine varies with the organism
4. There are two strands, which run antiparallel - one in 5' → 3’ direction
and the other in 3’→ 5’
Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix |
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Which one of the following pairs of nitrogenous bases of nucleic acids is wrongly matched with the category mentioned against it?

1. Thymine, Uracil - Pyrimidines
2. Uracil, Cytosine - Pyrimidines
3. Guanine, Adenine - Purines
4. Adenine, Thymine - Purines

Subtopic:  The DNA | DNA Double Helix |
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The length of the DNA molecule greatly exceeds the dimensions of the nucleus in eukaryotic cells. How is this DNA accommodated?

1. Deletion of non-essential genes

2. Super-coiling in nucleosomes

3. DNAse digestion

4. Through the elimination of repetitive DNA

Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix | DNA Packaging |
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The two polynucleotide chains in DNA are:

1. parallel

2. discontinuous

3. antiparallel

4. semiconservative

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One turn of the helix in a B-form DNA is approximately:

1. 20 nm 2. 0.34 nm
3. 3.4 nm 4. 2 nm
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Antiparallel strands of a DNA molecule mean that:

1. one strand turns anti-clockwise
2. the phosphate groups of two DNA strands,
at their ends, share the same position
3. the phosphate groups at the start of two DNA
strands are in opposite positions (pole)
4. one strand turns clockwise

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