Genetics and Nucleic Acids Overview
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Which nucleotide is a pyrimidine found in RNA instead of DNA?

  • Cytosine
  • Thymine (correct)
  • Guanine
  • Adenine

In DNA, which nucleotide always pairs with guanine?

  • Uridine
  • Thymine
  • Cytosine (correct)
  • Adenine

Which process involves the transfer of information from DNA to RNA?

  • Supercoiling
  • Translation
  • Replication
  • Transcription (correct)

What is the role of topoisomerase in DNA?

<p>Removal and insertion of supercoils (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is DNA size typically expressed?

<p>Number of base pairs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In protein-DNA interactions, where do interactions usually occur?

<p>Major groove (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bonding holds the strands of DNA together?

<p>Hydrogen (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the total number of nucleotides found in DNA?

<p>4 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of RNA polymerase in the process of gene expression?

<p>To transcribe information from DNA to RNA (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of measurement for the size of a genome?

<p>Megabase pairs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of DNA being duplicated?

<p>Replication (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the informational molecules that include nucleic acids and proteins?

<p>Informational macromolecules (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the compacting of DNA to accommodate the genome?

<p>Supercoiling (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the product of transcription?

<p>RNA (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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