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What is the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology?
What is the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology?
- The flow of information from Protein to RNA to DNA
- The flow of information from RNA to DNA to Protein
- The flow of information from Protein to DNA to RNA
- The flow of information from DNA to RNA to Protein (correct)
What is the repository of genetic information in most organisms?
What is the repository of genetic information in most organisms?
- Amino acids
- Protein
- DNA (correct)
- RNA
What is reverse transcription?
What is reverse transcription?
- The synthesis of Protein from an RNA template
- The synthesis of DNA from an RNA template (correct)
- The synthesis of RNA from a DNA template
- The synthesis of RNA from a Protein template
What is the purpose of reverse transcription in the laboratory?
What is the purpose of reverse transcription in the laboratory?
What is a gene?
What is a gene?
What is a genotype?
What is a genotype?
What are alleles?
What are alleles?
What is a homologous chromosome pair?
What is a homologous chromosome pair?
What is a phenotype?
What is a phenotype?
What technique combines reverse transcription and PCR amplification?
What technique combines reverse transcription and PCR amplification?
What is color blindness?
What is color blindness?
Which type of color blindness is most common?
Which type of color blindness is most common?
What are the components of a nucleotide?
What are the components of a nucleotide?
Which nucleic acid carries genetic information in all cellular forms of life and some viruses?
Which nucleic acid carries genetic information in all cellular forms of life and some viruses?
Which nucleic acid functions as an intermediary in the transfer of genetic information from DNA to protein?
Which nucleic acid functions as an intermediary in the transfer of genetic information from DNA to protein?
What are the two chemically distinct types of nucleic acids?
What are the two chemically distinct types of nucleic acids?
Which bases are found in DNA?
Which bases are found in DNA?
What is the principle behind the complementary base pairing in DNA?
What is the principle behind the complementary base pairing in DNA?
What does the Chargaff Rule state about the base composition of DNA?
What does the Chargaff Rule state about the base composition of DNA?
How are the two strands of DNA arranged in the double helix structure?
How are the two strands of DNA arranged in the double helix structure?
What is the main reason for the negative charge on the surface of the DNA helix?
What is the main reason for the negative charge on the surface of the DNA helix?
How does the complementary nature of DNA strands explain the process of DNA replication?
How does the complementary nature of DNA strands explain the process of DNA replication?
What is the major structural form of DNA found in cells?
What is the major structural form of DNA found in cells?
What is the direction of the RNA strand?
What is the direction of the RNA strand?
How can phosphodiester bonds in RNA be cleaved?
How can phosphodiester bonds in RNA be cleaved?
What is the difference between the A-form and B-form of DNA?
What is the difference between the A-form and B-form of DNA?
What is the characteristic of the Z-form of DNA?
What is the characteristic of the Z-form of DNA?
