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Structure and chemical composition of DNA


This quiz is based on the physical structure and chemical composition of DNA. It deals with basic concepts related to DNA chemistry and DNA methods.
 

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1.

Where would you expect to find genetic information describing the characteristics of a Dodo ?

  In its feathers !

  In the primary spermatocytes.

  In the ribosomes.

  In virtually every cell in its body.

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2.

The unit within the nucleus that contains a protein complex (located at the center of the unit) of two H2A, H2B, H3 and H4 histone proteins with DNA wrapped around the complex in two turns, each turn consisting of about 80 base pairs is called a :

  ribosome

  centrosome

  nucleosome

  histosome

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3.

The three pyrimidine bases in DNA are :

  Adenine, Thymine and Guanine

  Adenine, Uracil and Guanine

  Cytosine,Thymine and Uracil

  Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine

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4.

The number of hydrogen bonds that hold the Adenine - Thymine base pair together is :

  4

  3

  2

  5

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5.

Each nucleotide in a DNA molecule consists of :

  a phosphate group, a pentose sugar, and a oxygen base.

  a phosphate group,a pentose sugar and a nitrogeneous heterocyclic base.

  a phosphate group, a hexose sugar and a nitrogeneous heterocyclic base.

  a sulfonyl group, a pentose sugar, and a nitrogeneous heterocyclic base.

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6.

A nucleoside consists of :

  a pentose sugar and a oxygen base.

  a hexose sugar and a nitrogeneous heterocyclic base.

  a pentose sugar and a nitrogeneous heterocyclic base.

  a phosphate group, a pentose sugar and a nitrogeneous heterocyclic base.

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7.

The DNA molecule is a polymer. Its monomer units are :

  nucleosides

  amino acids

  nucleotides

  nucleic acids

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