Friday, 6 November 2015

Nucliec Acid Structure

Nucliec Acid Structure

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In which of the following uracil is present?

a. RNA
b. DNA
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these

The function of ribosomes within the cell is ____________.

a. to produce ATP
b. to ferment carbohydrates
c. to synthesize proteins
d. all of these

The DNA that actually codes for a protein's primary structure in eukaryotes is ____________.

a. the entire gene
b. portions of the gene called introns
c. portions of the gene called exons
d. the promoter

Stem and loop structures are ____________.

a. proteins that help partially denatured enzymes to recover their native configuration
b. structures in DNA caused by inverted repeats
c. structures at the ends of linear eukaryotic DNA molecules
d. the bonds between adjacent DNA nucleotides in the same strand

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 ____________.

a. complementary
b. oppositely charged
c. identical
d. none of these

To which of the following adenine always binds?

a. Guanine
b. Cytosine
c. Thymine
d. None of these

Guanine always binds to ____________.

a. cytosine
b. guanine
c. thymine
d. none of these

In DNA sequencing, the primer ____________.

a. specifies where the sequence ends
b. specifies where the sequence begins
c. both (a) and (b)
d. generates variety of different sized fragments

The chromosome of almost all bacteria is in the shape of ____________.

a. an open circle
b. helix
c. a closed circle
d. a linear chromosome

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

a. missense RNA
b. antisense RNA
c. nonsense RNA
d. none of these

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

a. Response regulator
b. Sensor kinase
c. Autoinducer
d. None of these
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