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What is the basic structural unit of DNA?
What is the basic structural unit of DNA?
Which type of nucleic acid is a single-stranded structure?
Which type of nucleic acid is a single-stranded structure?
What type of molecule is essential for transferring genetic information from one generation to the next?
What type of molecule is essential for transferring genetic information from one generation to the next?
What is the complete genetic information of a cell called?
What is the complete genetic information of a cell called?
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What is a segment of DNA that codes for a functional product?
What is a segment of DNA that codes for a functional product?
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What type of bond is formed when nitrous acid converts cytosine to uracil?
What type of bond is formed when nitrous acid converts cytosine to uracil?
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Which type of radiation induces the formation of thymine-thymine dimers, leading to the termination of DNA replication?
Which type of radiation induces the formation of thymine-thymine dimers, leading to the termination of DNA replication?
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Which type of mutation results in the alteration of the biological properties of a protein?
Which type of mutation results in the alteration of the biological properties of a protein?
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What is the result of a point mutation changing a codon for an amino acid into a stop codon?
What is the result of a point mutation changing a codon for an amino acid into a stop codon?
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Which type of mutation leads to a change in the reading frame of the genetic code?
Which type of mutation leads to a change in the reading frame of the genetic code?
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Adenine and Guanine are purines, each containing 1 nitrogenous ring.
Adenine and Guanine are purines, each containing 1 nitrogenous ring.
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Uracil replaces Thymine in DNA.
Uracil replaces Thymine in DNA.
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Non-ionizing radiation, such as UV rays, has more energy and penetrating power than ionizing radiation.
Non-ionizing radiation, such as UV rays, has more energy and penetrating power than ionizing radiation.
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A sense mutation results in a new codon coding for a different amino acid.
A sense mutation results in a new codon coding for a different amino acid.
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Plasmids are linear DNA molecules that replicate independently of the bacterial chromosome.
Plasmids are linear DNA molecules that replicate independently of the bacterial chromosome.
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Genes form the basic structural unit of RNA.
Genes form the basic structural unit of RNA.
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Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is double-stranded like DNA.
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is double-stranded like DNA.
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Thymine-thymine dimers induce the termination of RNA replication.
Thymine-thymine dimers induce the termination of RNA replication.
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A codon consists of four nucleotides.
A codon consists of four nucleotides.
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and Ribonucleic acid (RNA) are both essential for transferring genetic information from one generation to the next.
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and Ribonucleic acid (RNA) are both essential for transferring genetic information from one generation to the next.
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