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  • Question
  • The 5' and 3' numbers are related to the


  • Options
  • A. length of the DNA strand
  • B. carbon number in sugar
  • C. the number of phosphates
  • D. the base pair rule

  • Correct Answer
  • carbon number in sugar 


  • DNA Structure and Replication problems


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    • 1. The higher order structure of DNA shows symmetry, whereas the higher order structures of most proteins do not. Why isn't protein shape more regular like DNA?

    • Options
    • A. DNA has one main function in cells whereas proteins have many.
    • B. The many different amino acid R groups on proteins confer many different shapes.
    • C. Some S amino acids cause proteins to bend; others cause protein to flatten.
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. In the study of one experiment it was found that the value of Tm for DNA is = 40° C. If the cell has 20% GC at the above Tm, then what will be value of 'Tm' if the GC% increases to 60%?

    • Options
    • A. Remains same
    • B. Increases
    • C. Decreases
    • D. Can not be compared
    • Discuss
    • 3. Enzymes, responsible for unraveling short segments of DNA is

    • Options
    • A. DNA polymerase
    • B. helicase
    • C. DNA ligase
    • D. primase
    • Discuss
    • 4. Messelsen and Stahl model of replication was called

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    • A. conservative replication
    • B. semi-conservative replication
    • C. dispersive replication
    • D. Cri du Chat
    • Discuss
    • 5. Two key organizing principles for large multicellular organisms are

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    • A. prokaryotic cell structure and cell specialization
    • B. cell specialization and communication between cells
    • C. communication between cells and simple nerve reflexes
    • D. simple nerve reflexes and cell specialization
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following enzyme adds complementary bases during replication?

    • Options
    • A. Helicase
    • B. Synthesase
    • C. Replicase
    • D. Polymerase
    • Discuss
    • 7. In DNA double helix, the two DNA chains are held together by

    • Options
    • A. covalent bonds between the pair of bases
    • B. hydrogen bonds between the pair of bases
    • C. ionic bonds between the pair of bases
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. The chromosomal DNA complexes with

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    • A. three types of histone as H1, H2A and H4
    • B. five types of histone as H1, H2A, H2B, H3 and H4
    • C. four types of histone as H1, H2A, H3 and H4
    • D. two types of histone as H1 and H4
    • Discuss
    • 9. Proteins involved in opening a replication bubble are

    • Options
    • A. DNA helicases
    • B. single stranded binding proteins
    • C. ligase
    • D. DNA topoisomerase
    • Discuss
    • 10. When DNA polymerase is in contact with guanine in the parental strand, what does it add to the growing daughter strand?

    • Options
    • A. Phosphate
    • B. Cytosine
    • C. Uracil
    • D. Guanine
    • Discuss


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