UAMS MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS
KAHOOT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Who is considered the "father of modern genetics"?
Erwin Chargaff
Frederick Griffith
Friedrich Miescher
Gregor Mendel - ANSWER-Gregor Mendel
He isolated nuclein.
Frederick Griffith
Friedrich Miescher
Gregor Mendel
Erwin Chargaff - ANSWER-Friedrich Miescher
Experimenting with "R" and "S" strains of pneumococcus, he developed a
"transforming principle."
Friedrich Miescher
Gregor Mendel
Erwin Chargaff
Frederick Griffith - ANSWER-Frederick Griffith
T/F: Adenine & Thymine are both purines. - ANSWER-False
Which of the following does NOT have a single-ring structure?
Uracil
Thymine
Cytosine
Guanine - ANSWER-Guanine
Purine structure - ANSWER-2 rings
Pyrimidine structure - ANSWER-1 ring
Cytosine, thymine, & uracil
T/F: Guanine-Cytosine pairs form 3 hydrogen bonds. - ANSWER-True
The 5' end of a strand of DNA has a ________ on the end.
A phosphate group attached to a nucleotide
Free hydroxyl group
, Free phosphate group
A hydroxyl group attached to a nucleotidde - ANSWER-Free phosphate group
When reading a codon chart, you should use the 3 bases that are part of the
_______ (unless otherwise specified).
tRNA anticodon
mRNA anticodon
DNA codon
mRNA codon - ANSWER-mRNA codon
T/F: The only mRNA codon that codes for the amino acid tryptophan is UGG. -
ANSWER-True
Which of the following specimens can be used for nucleic acid extraction?
Body fluids
Whole blood
All of these
Fresh tissue - ANSWER-All of these:
Body fluids, whole blood, fresh tissue
Which of the following is NOT an application of molecular diagnostic testing?
Cloning humans
Identifying bacterial pathogens
Detecting genetic disorders
Paternity Testing - ANSWER-Cloning humans
Which enzyme unzips the genes in DNA replication?
Primase
Ligase
Topoisomerase
Helicase - ANSWER-Helicase
T/F: DNA nucleases or DNases degrade DNA. - ANSWER-True
Which scientists used x-ray diffraction to study the molecular structure of DNA?
Griffith & Miescher
Avery, MacLeod, McCarty
Rosalind Franklin & Maurice Wilkins
Watson & Crick - ANSWER-Rosalind Franklin & Maurice Wilkins
T/F: Cytosine, thymine, & uracil are pyrimidines. - ANSWER-True
A sugar + nitrogenous base is a ________.
KAHOOT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Who is considered the "father of modern genetics"?
Erwin Chargaff
Frederick Griffith
Friedrich Miescher
Gregor Mendel - ANSWER-Gregor Mendel
He isolated nuclein.
Frederick Griffith
Friedrich Miescher
Gregor Mendel
Erwin Chargaff - ANSWER-Friedrich Miescher
Experimenting with "R" and "S" strains of pneumococcus, he developed a
"transforming principle."
Friedrich Miescher
Gregor Mendel
Erwin Chargaff
Frederick Griffith - ANSWER-Frederick Griffith
T/F: Adenine & Thymine are both purines. - ANSWER-False
Which of the following does NOT have a single-ring structure?
Uracil
Thymine
Cytosine
Guanine - ANSWER-Guanine
Purine structure - ANSWER-2 rings
Pyrimidine structure - ANSWER-1 ring
Cytosine, thymine, & uracil
T/F: Guanine-Cytosine pairs form 3 hydrogen bonds. - ANSWER-True
The 5' end of a strand of DNA has a ________ on the end.
A phosphate group attached to a nucleotide
Free hydroxyl group
, Free phosphate group
A hydroxyl group attached to a nucleotidde - ANSWER-Free phosphate group
When reading a codon chart, you should use the 3 bases that are part of the
_______ (unless otherwise specified).
tRNA anticodon
mRNA anticodon
DNA codon
mRNA codon - ANSWER-mRNA codon
T/F: The only mRNA codon that codes for the amino acid tryptophan is UGG. -
ANSWER-True
Which of the following specimens can be used for nucleic acid extraction?
Body fluids
Whole blood
All of these
Fresh tissue - ANSWER-All of these:
Body fluids, whole blood, fresh tissue
Which of the following is NOT an application of molecular diagnostic testing?
Cloning humans
Identifying bacterial pathogens
Detecting genetic disorders
Paternity Testing - ANSWER-Cloning humans
Which enzyme unzips the genes in DNA replication?
Primase
Ligase
Topoisomerase
Helicase - ANSWER-Helicase
T/F: DNA nucleases or DNases degrade DNA. - ANSWER-True
Which scientists used x-ray diffraction to study the molecular structure of DNA?
Griffith & Miescher
Avery, MacLeod, McCarty
Rosalind Franklin & Maurice Wilkins
Watson & Crick - ANSWER-Rosalind Franklin & Maurice Wilkins
T/F: Cytosine, thymine, & uracil are pyrimidines. - ANSWER-True
A sugar + nitrogenous base is a ________.
