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What is the function of DNA according to the text?
What is the function of DNA according to the text?
Which nitrogenous base pair is unique to RNA and not found in DNA?
Which nitrogenous base pair is unique to RNA and not found in DNA?
What is the central dogma of molecular genetics primarily concerned with?
What is the central dogma of molecular genetics primarily concerned with?
Which macromolecule is directly involved in protein synthesis according to the text?
Which macromolecule is directly involved in protein synthesis according to the text?
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In Chargaff's rule, what does it state about the nitrogenous bases?
In Chargaff's rule, what does it state about the nitrogenous bases?
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Which molecule primarily carries out the process of transcription and translation?
Which molecule primarily carries out the process of transcription and translation?
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What did P.A. Levene establish about DNA composition in the 1920s?
What did P.A. Levene establish about DNA composition in the 1920s?
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Who laid down the groundwork for the building block of DNA known as a nucleotide?
Who laid down the groundwork for the building block of DNA known as a nucleotide?
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When did Erwin Chargaff analyze the proportion of the nitrogenous bases in the DNA of various species?
When did Erwin Chargaff analyze the proportion of the nitrogenous bases in the DNA of various species?
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Which scientist elucidated the DNA structure?
Which scientist elucidated the DNA structure?
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In which era did P.A. Levene establish facts about DNA composition?
In which era did P.A. Levene establish facts about DNA composition?
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What does the start codon AUG specify and what role does it play in translation?
What does the start codon AUG specify and what role does it play in translation?
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What is the function of the stop codons UAA, UAG, and UGA in translation?
What is the function of the stop codons UAA, UAG, and UGA in translation?
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When providing the tRNA anticodon for a given mRNA strand, what is the importance of matching them correctly?
When providing the tRNA anticodon for a given mRNA strand, what is the importance of matching them correctly?
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In the DNA strand provided, what does the sequence 'ACT' code for?
In the DNA strand provided, what does the sequence 'ACT' code for?
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Based on the mRNA sequence given, what amino acid follows glycine (Gly)?
Based on the mRNA sequence given, what amino acid follows glycine (Gly)?
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What does the term 'Central Dogma of Molecular Biology' encompass?
What does the term 'Central Dogma of Molecular Biology' encompass?
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