Nucleic Acid Biosynthesis Quiz

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Which enzyme is responsible for catalyzing the replication of DNA?

  • DNA polymerase (correct)
  • Ligase
  • RNA polymerase
  • Reverse transcriptase

What is the genetic material in retroviruses?

  • RNA (correct)
  • Single-stranded DNA
  • Double-stranded DNA
  • Protein

What is the central dogma of molecular biology?

  • RNA is transcribed to DNA, which is translated to protein
  • Protein is transcribed to DNA, which is translated to RNA
  • DNA is directly translated to protein
  • DNA is transcribed to RNA, which is translated to protein (correct)

What is the major challenge in replicating naturally occurring DNA?

<p>Continuous unwinding and separation of the two DNA strands (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which form of DNA replication is discussed in the text?

<p>Replication of circular double-stranded DNA (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the genetic material in retroviruses?

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

What makes it difficult to generalize about all cases of DNA replication?

<p>Naturally occurring DNA exists in single-stranded + double-stranded forms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which enzyme is responsible for catalyzing the replication of DNA?

<p>DNA polymerase (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the flow of genetic information in the cell encoded by?

<p>Sequence of bases in DNA (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are retroviruses catalyzed by?

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

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