Nucleic Acids
Nucleic Acids: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as DNA, Heredity, DNA Fingerprinting, Nucleic Acids, Differences between DNA and RNA, Nucleotides, Types of RNA, Molecular Biology, Messenger RNA, Nucleosides, Structure of Nucleotide and, Phosphodiester Linkage
Important Questions on Nucleic Acids
Which one of the following base in not present in DNA?
In both DNA and RNA, heterocylic base and phosphate ester linkages are at
Which of the following is not true about DNA and RNA?
Given below are two statements :
Statement I: A unit formed by the attachment of a base to position of sugar is known as nucleoside
Statement II: When nucleoside is linked to phosphorous acid at -position of sugar moiety, we get nucleotide.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Among the following, nucleobase that is NOT present in DNA is
Express the nucleotides are biological compounds.
A trinucleotide region in tRNA is called _____.
Which molecule carries amino acid to ribosome?
Ribosomal RNA in cells that forms part of the protein-synthesising organelle known as a ribosome.
Molecule in cells that forms part of the protein-synthesising organelle known as a ribosome is
The number of primary and secondary hydroxyl groups in ribose are _______ respectively.
The average energy of each hydrogen bond in pair is and that in pair is . Assuming that no other interaction exists between the nucleotides, the approximate energy required in to split the following double stranded into two single strands is
[Each dashed line may represent more than one hydrogen bond between the base pairs]
