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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.

In the DNA Double Helix, complementary base pairs are held together by :

  hydrogen bonds

  ionic bonds

  peptide bonds

  N-glycosidic bonds

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2.

A significant difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes is :

  Prokaryotes do not have DNA as their genetic material while eukaryotes do.

  Prokaryote cells are not membrane-bound while eukaryote cells are.

  The DNA of prokaryotes floats freely around the cell while the DNA of eukaryotes is held within its nucleus.

  Prokaryotes do not have ribosomes while eukaryotes do.

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3.

The three pyrimidine bases in DNA are :

  Cytosine,Thymine and Uracil

  Adenine, Thymine and Guanine

  Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine

  Adenine, Uracil and Guanine

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4.

The total length of a DNA molecule in the human genome when fully outstretched is approximately :

  1.8 millimeters.

  Varies from person to person.

  1.8 centimeters.

  1.8 meters.

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5.

A DNA strand has the sequence A-C-A-G-C-C-G-T-A. What would be its complementary strand ?

  G-T-G-A-T-T-A-C-G

  A-C-A-G-C-C-G-T-A

  U-G-U-C-G-G-C-A-U

  T-G-T-C-G-G-C-A-T

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6.

A nucleoside consists of :

  a hexose sugar and a nitrogeneous heterocyclic base.

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

  a pentose sugar and a nitrogeneous heterocyclic base.

  a pentose sugar and a oxygen base.

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7.

The technique Rosalind Franklin used to determine the structure of DNA was :

  centrifuge analysis

  X-Ray crystallography

  bacteriophages

  None of the above

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