DNA Structure and Discovery Quiz
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What is the fundamental repeating unit of chromatin?

  • DNA molecule
  • Gene segment
  • Histone protein
  • Nucleosome (correct)
  • Which molecule is wound around a protein to form a nucleosome?

  • RNA
  • DNA (correct)
  • Chromosome
  • Protein
  • What type of structure is formed by the orientation between the bonds in a double-stranded DNA molecule?

  • Looped structure
  • Double helix structure (correct)
  • Linear structure
  • Single-stranded structure
  • Which component carries the main genetic information in a cell?

    <p>Chromosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process leads to the production of sexual cells (gametes)?

    <p>Meiosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the DNA segment that bears all the information necessary for protein synthesis?

    <p>Gene</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what form are chromosomes often shown due to their condensed and duplicated nature?

    <p>'Condensed' form</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process transmits all chromosomes to daughter cells, resulting in genetically identical cells?

    <p>'Mitosis'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the total number of DNA molecules present in humans (considering pairs of chromosomes)?

    <p>'46 DNA molecules'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which molecule forms a precise sequence of nitrogenous bases that carries information for protein synthesis?

    <p>Gene</p> Signup and view all the answers

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