DNA as Hereditary Material

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DNA as Hereditary Material: Overview

This topic highlights the molecular structure of DNA. We will study the functions of histone proteins here. It also provides the schematic diagram of helical structure of DNA which represents one complete turn of DNA spiral.

Important Questions on DNA as Hereditary Material

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Which of the following organelle/ organelles have their own DNA?

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Which of the following is/are the example/examples of pyrimidine bases?

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Which of the following is/ are the example/ examples of purine bases?

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Which type of nitrogen bases are thymine, cytosine, and uracil? (Answer in one word)

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In one of the DNA strands, the sequence of nitrogen bases is CCAG. The sequence of the nitrogen bases in the complementary DNA strand will be _____.

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Each single DNA strand is composed of repeating units called _____.

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RNA differs from DNA in the type of:

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Name the three components of DNA.

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The ___________ is a complex molecular machine that carries out replication of DNA

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Which part of the chromosome transfers characters from parents to offsprings?