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  • Question
  • The genetic material of retroviruses such as HIV is


  • Options
  • A. DNA
  • B. RNA
  • C. protein
  • D. all of these

  • Correct Answer
  • RNA 


  • RNA Structure problems


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    • 1. A nicked RNA molecule can be ligated by

    • Options
    • A. T4 RNA ligase
    • B. DNA polymerase
    • C. T4 DNA ligase
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. What modified base is at the 5' extremity of a capped eukaryotic m-RNA?

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    • A. 1-methyl-adenosine
    • B. 2'-O-methyl-guanosine
    • C. 7-methyl-guanosine
    • D. 1-methyl-guanosine
    • Discuss
    • 3. The anticodon is a structure on

    • Options
    • A. mRNA.
    • B. tRNA.
    • C. aribosome.
    • D. rRNA.
    • Discuss
    • 4. What is the function of messenger RNA?

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    • A. It carries amino acids
    • B. It is a component of the ribosomes
    • C. It is a direct copy of a gene
    • D. It is the genetic material of some organisms
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of following RNA characteristically contains unusual purines and pyrimidmes?

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    • A. rRNA
    • B. nRNA
    • C. mRNA
    • D. tRNA
    • Discuss
    • 6. RNA instability in alkaline solutions is due to

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    • A. adenine
    • B. ribose
    • C. uracil
    • D. single strand nature
    • Discuss
    • 7. Two features of the tRNA molecule associated, in converting the triplet codon to an amino acid, are

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    • A. in the T Loop and D stem and loop
    • B. in the anticodon loop and D stem loop
    • C. in the anticodon loop and the 3' CCA end
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. The tertiary structure of yeast tRNA

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    • A. involves extensive base stacking interactions
    • B. resembles the 3-dimensional structure of other tRNAs
    • C. is maintained mostly by non-Watson-Crick base pairing
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. During RNA synthesis, the DNA template sequence 5'Tp Ap Gp Cp 3' Would be transcribed to produce which of the following RNA sequence?

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    • A. 5'-Ap Tp Cp Gp-3'
    • B. 5'-Gp Cp Up Ap-3'
    • C. 5'-Gp Cp Tp Ap-3'
    • D. 5'-Ap Up Cp Gp-3'
    • Discuss
    • 10. In RNA, uracil pairs with

    • Options
    • A. adenine
    • B. cytosine
    • C. thymine
    • D. guanine
    • Discuss


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