Nucleic Acids
Nucleic Acids: Overview
This topic describes nucleic acids. The ideas concerning nucleic acid and its components, two different kinds of nucleic acids, such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) are also explained in detail.
Important Questions on Nucleic Acids
In DNA model of Watson & Crick, the major grooves are site of
Among the nitrogenous base involved in DNA and RNA formation, which is the double ring base?
Mitochondria are regarded as semi autonomous organelles, due to the presence of
In which of the following a nitrogen base with a double ring can be attached to a pentose sugar?
Which of the following is true about Friedrich Miescher?
What is known as phosphoric esters of nucleosides?
The phosphate group in nucleic acids is provided by
Which is a complex formed by deoxyribose sugar, phosphate and nitrogen base?
DNA contains all the information needed for which of the following?
Who discovered the hereditary material in tobacco mosaic virus?
mRNA, tRNA and rRNA are the types of which of the following?
Match the following with correct combination:
| Column I | Column II |
| A. Triglycerides | 1. Galactose |
| B. Lactose | 2. Glycerol |
| C. RNA | 3. Palmitic acid |
| D. - pleats | 4. Uracil |
| E. Bee wax | 5. Secondary structure |
Nitrogenous base present in DNA but not in RNA is uracil.
