1. Which of the following is not part of the structure of DNA?
A. 2-deoxyribose
B. phosphate
C. acetate
D. purine and pyrimidine bases
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2. Approximately 30% of the bases found in human DNA are adenine. Based on this, what is the approximate percentage
of guanine found in human DNA?
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 60%
D. 70%
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,3. Which of the following are correct in describing the structure of DNA?
I. The purine and pyrimidine bases of one strand are connected to their complementary bases by hydrogen bonds.
II. The purine and pyrimidine bases are connected to 2-deoxy-D-ribose by an N-glycoside bond.
III. The 2-deoxy-D-ribose sugars are connected by phosphate ester linkages to each other.
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. all are correct
4.
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The base pairs present in DNA are
A. A----G and C T.
B. A----C and G T.
C.A---- T and G C.
D. A---- A and T T.
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, 5. Which one of the following does not include phosphate as part of its structure?
A. nucleosides
B. nucleotides
C. nucleic acids
D. RNA
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6 Which of the following are purines?
.
I. adenine II. cytosine III. guanine IV. thymine
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. II and IV
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7. Which one of the following is in DNA but not in RNA?
A. adenine
B. uracil
C. guanine
D. thymine
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A. 2-deoxyribose
B. phosphate
C. acetate
D. purine and pyrimidine bases
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2. Approximately 30% of the bases found in human DNA are adenine. Based on this, what is the approximate percentage
of guanine found in human DNA?
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 60%
D. 70%
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,3. Which of the following are correct in describing the structure of DNA?
I. The purine and pyrimidine bases of one strand are connected to their complementary bases by hydrogen bonds.
II. The purine and pyrimidine bases are connected to 2-deoxy-D-ribose by an N-glycoside bond.
III. The 2-deoxy-D-ribose sugars are connected by phosphate ester linkages to each other.
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. all are correct
4.
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Topic: Nucleic Acids
The base pairs present in DNA are
A. A----G and C T.
B. A----C and G T.
C.A---- T and G C.
D. A---- A and T T.
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, 5. Which one of the following does not include phosphate as part of its structure?
A. nucleosides
B. nucleotides
C. nucleic acids
D. RNA
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6 Which of the following are purines?
.
I. adenine II. cytosine III. guanine IV. thymine
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. II and IV
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7. Which one of the following is in DNA but not in RNA?
A. adenine
B. uracil
C. guanine
D. thymine
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