10 Questions
What is the orientation of the two DNA strands in relation to each other?
Antiparallel
What bases are hydrogen bonded in DNA, creating complementary base pairs?
Adenine and Thymine
What is the unit commonly used to express the length of a DNA molecule?
Kilobase pairs (kbp)
What part of the DNA molecule determines its genetic information?
Base pairs
How far apart are adjacent base pairs in a DNA molecule?
$0.34$ nm
What is the function of RNA molecules?
To communicate DNA gene sequences
Which base in DNA is replaced by uracil in RNA?
Thymine
What is the primary function of mRNA in a cell?
Transporting genetic information from DNA to ribosomes
Which type of RNA is primarily involved in catalyzing the formation of the peptide bond during protein synthesis?
rRNA
What accounts for over 95% of the total RNA in a bacterial cell?
tRNAs and rRNAs
Learn about how genetic information is stored in bacteria as a sequence of DNA bases, the pairing of complementary bases (A-T, G-C), and the formation of nucleotides. Understand the orientation and chemical properties of the two DNA strands.
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