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What is the outcome when a combination of smooth and rough bacteria is injected into a mouse?

  • The mouse dies (correct)
  • The mouse remains unaffected
  • The mouse becomes immune to bacterial infections
  • The smooth bacteria transforms into a harmless strain

Which of the following is NOT a component of a nucleotide?

  • Phosphate group
  • Nitrogenous base
  • 4-carbon sugar (correct)
  • 5-carbon sugar

What is the characteristic that distinguishes purines from pyrimidines?

  • Number of carbon rings (correct)
  • Presence of nitrogen
  • Type of sugar molecule
  • Number of glycosidic bonds

In a purine, which atom of the nitrogenous base is bonded to the sugar molecule via a glycosidic bond?

<p>N9 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the type of sugar found in RNA?

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

What is the function of transformation in bacteria?

<p>To acquire new genetic markers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the carbon on the sugar molecule attached to the nitrogenous base called?

<p>1' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do adenine and thymine pair in DNA?

<p>Using 2 hydrogen bonds (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are the elements within a nitrogenous base numbered?

<p>In numerical order only (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the molecule consisting of a sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group?

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

Which of the following is a correct example of a nucleotide?

<p>Thymidynic Acid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason for the stronger bond between G and C compared to A and T?

<p>G and C have three hydrogen bonds (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between DNA and RNA in terms of their structure?

<p>DNA is double stranded, while RNA is single stranded (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do guanine and cytosine pair in DNA?

<p>Using 3 hydrogen bonds (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between the leading and lagging strands in DNA replication?

<p>The leading strand is continuous, while the lagging strand is discontinuous (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of helicase in DNA replication?

<p>It unwinds the parental double stranded DNA (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the templet strand in DNA?

<p>It guides the synthesis of mRNA via complementary base pairing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does a frameshift mutation affect the codon structure?

<p>It adds or removes a base, altering the normal 3-base pair codon structure. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of the consequences of a missense mutation?

<p>The amino acid changes from Leu to Pro. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the correct example of a base?

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

What is the direction of DNA synthesis on the leading strand?

<p>5'-3' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which enzyme is responsible for filling in gaps between Okazaki fragments?

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

What are the consequences of a nonsense mutation?

<p>The sequence is prematurely terminated. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of a silent mutation?

<p>No change in amino acid sequence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a base is inserted into a codon?

<p>The codon structure is altered, causing a frameshift mutation. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a correct example of a nucleoside?

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

Which statement is correct in regards to polyadenylation within transcription?

<p>Eukaryotes utilize polyadenylation at the 3’ end (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic transcription?

<p>Presence of introns (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the correct order of the Central Dogma?

<p>DNA transcribed to RNA, then RNA translated to Protein. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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