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Which type of nitrogenous bases have a single six-membered ring?
Which type of nitrogenous bases have a single six-membered ring?
- Pyrimidines (correct)
- Adenine
- Purines
- Guanine
Which nitrogenous base is found in RNA but not in DNA?
Which nitrogenous base is found in RNA but not in DNA?
- Uracil (correct)
- Thymine
- Adenine
- Cytosine
What monomers are used to make RNA?
What monomers are used to make RNA?
- Polysaccharides
- Deoxyribonucleotides
- Amino acids
- Ribonucleotides (correct)
Who was the first to isolate DNA?
Who was the first to isolate DNA?
Which scientist determined the chemical composition of nucleic acids and won the Nobel Prize in 1910?
Which scientist determined the chemical composition of nucleic acids and won the Nobel Prize in 1910?
What forms the sugar-phosphate backbone in polynucleotides?
What forms the sugar-phosphate backbone in polynucleotides?
What are the three components that make up a nucleotide?
What are the three components that make up a nucleotide?
Which component distinguishes deoxyribose from ribose?
Which component distinguishes deoxyribose from ribose?
In DNA, what is the role of the nitrogenous base?
In DNA, what is the role of the nitrogenous base?
Which macromolecule category do nucleic acids like DNA belong to?
Which macromolecule category do nucleic acids like DNA belong to?
What is the function of mRNA in the flow of genetic information?
What is the function of mRNA in the flow of genetic information?
What is the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis?
What is the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis?
Which type of bond joins nucleotides together in DNA strands?
Which type of bond joins nucleotides together in DNA strands?
In DNA, a phosphodiester bond forms between which carbons of two consecutive sugars?
In DNA, a phosphodiester bond forms between which carbons of two consecutive sugars?
Who were the researchers who worked on discovering the 3D structure of DNA?
Who were the researchers who worked on discovering the 3D structure of DNA?
What is the genetic material that researchers knew about in the early 1950s?
What is the genetic material that researchers knew about in the early 1950s?
In a double helix structure, what are the two separate DNA polymers called?
In a double helix structure, what are the two separate DNA polymers called?
What type of bond is primarily responsible for holding the two strands of DNA together in a double helix?
What type of bond is primarily responsible for holding the two strands of DNA together in a double helix?
