Write any two chemical differences between DNA and RNA.

DNA RNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid is the abbreviation for Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Ribonucleic Acid is the abbreviation for Ribonucleic Acid. Deoxyribose is the sugar component of DNA. Ribose is the sugar component of RNA. The DNA helix has a B-form helix geometry (A or Z also present). The A-Form helix geometry is found in RNA.

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Intermediate Second Year Botany>Chapter 10 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Questions>Q 2

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If a double stranded DNA has 20 percent of cytosine, calculate the percent of adenine in the DNA.

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Intermediate Second Year Botany>Chapter 10 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Questions>Q 3

If the sequence of one strand of DNA is written as follows: Write down the sequence of complementary strand in 3' to 5' direction

5'-ATGCATGCATGCATGCATG CATGCATGC-3'

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Intermediate Second Year Botany>Chapter 10 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Questions>Q 4

If the sequence of the coding strand of DNA in a transcription unit is written as follows: 5'-ATGCATGCATGCATGCATGCATGCATGC-3' Write down the sequence of mRNA.

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Intermediate Second Year Botany>Chapter 10 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Questions>Q 5

Which property of DNA double helix led Watson and Crick to hypothesise semi-conservative mode of DNA replication? Explain.

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Intermediate Second Year Botany>Chapter 10 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Questions>Q 6

Depending upon the chemical nature of the template (DNA or RNA) and the nature of nucleic acids synthesized from it (DNA or RNA). list the types of nucleic acid polymerases.

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Intermediate Second Year Botany>Chapter 10 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Questions>Q 7

How did Hershey and Chase differentiate between DNA and protein in their experiment while proving that DNA is the genetic material?

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Intermediate Second Year Botany>Chapter 10 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Questions>Q 8

Differentiate between the followings:

mRNA and tRNA

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