14 Questions
Which nucleotide is a pyrimidine found in RNA instead of DNA?
Thymine
In DNA, which nucleotide always pairs with guanine?
Cytosine
Which process involves the transfer of information from DNA to RNA?
Transcription
What is the role of topoisomerase in DNA?
Removal and insertion of supercoils
How is DNA size typically expressed?
Number of base pairs
In protein-DNA interactions, where do interactions usually occur?
Major groove
What type of bonding holds the strands of DNA together?
Hydrogen
What is the total number of nucleotides found in DNA?
4
What is the role of RNA polymerase in the process of gene expression?
To transcribe information from DNA to RNA
What is the unit of measurement for the size of a genome?
Megabase pairs
What is the term for the process of DNA being duplicated?
Replication
What is the term for the informational molecules that include nucleic acids and proteins?
Informational macromolecules
What is the term for the compacting of DNA to accommodate the genome?
Supercoiling
What is the product of transcription?
RNA
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