Nucleic Acids
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Which two chemically distinct types of nucleic acids are required for the storage and expression of genetic information?

  • Adenine (A) and Thymine (T)
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) (correct)
  • Uracil (U) and Ribose (R)
  • Guanine (G) and Cytosine (C)
  • Who first described the structure of DNA in 1953?

  • Gregor Mendel
  • Rosalind Franklin
  • James Watson and Francis Crick (correct)
  • Linus Pauling
  • What type of bonds join the deoxyribonucleotides in DNA?

  • Covalent bonds
  • Phosphodiester bonds (correct)
  • Ionic bonds
  • Hydrogen bonds
  • What forms the backbone of the DNA strand?

    <p>Phosphate and sugar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what direction do the two complementary strands of DNA double helix run?

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

    Which two chemically distinct types of nucleic acids are required for the storage and expression of genetic information?

    <p>Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the structure of DNA?

    <p>Double helix</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the bonds that join the deoxyribonucleotides in DNA?

    <p>Phosphodiester bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the nitrogenous bases in DNA do?

    <p>Project inwards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what direction do the two complementary strands of DNA double helix run?

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

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