MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS 3RD EDITION
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following is NOT a major clinical application of
molecular diagnostics?
Answer: Blood typing
◉ What is molecular biology best defined as?
Answer: The study of biological processes at the molecular level
◉ Which scientists are credited with discovering the structure of
DNA?
Answer: Watson and Crick
◉ What is the primary advantage of molecular diagnostic testing?
Answer: Detects diseases at the genetic level
◉ Which nucleic acid contains uracil instead of thymine?
Answer: mRNA
◉ What does the central dogma of molecular biology describe?
,Answer: DNA → RNA → Protein
◉ Which process converts DNA into RNA?
Answer: Transcription
◉ Which process converts mRNA into protein?
Answer: Translation
◉ What enzyme is responsible for DNA synthesis during replication?
Answer: DNA polymerase
◉ Which base pairs with adenine in DNA?
Answer: Thymine
◉ Which base pairs with cytosine?
Answer: Guanine
◉ What is a characteristic of DNA?
Answer: Contains deoxyribose sugar
◉ What does a mutation refer to?
Answer: Permanent alteration in DNA sequence
, ◉ Which laboratory area is MOST prone to contamination by
amplified DNA products?
Answer: Post-amplification area
◉ What is the primary purpose of quality control in a molecular
laboratory?
Answer: Ensure reliable results
◉ Which of the following is considered a nucleic acid?
Answer: DNA
◉ What is the storage condition commonly used for long-term
preservation of DNA samples?
Answer: −20°C to −80°C
◉ Which molecular technique revolutionized molecular diagnostics
by allowing amplification of DNA?
Answer: PCR
◉ What best describes molecular diagnostics?
Answer: Uses nucleic acids to detect disease
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following is NOT a major clinical application of
molecular diagnostics?
Answer: Blood typing
◉ What is molecular biology best defined as?
Answer: The study of biological processes at the molecular level
◉ Which scientists are credited with discovering the structure of
DNA?
Answer: Watson and Crick
◉ What is the primary advantage of molecular diagnostic testing?
Answer: Detects diseases at the genetic level
◉ Which nucleic acid contains uracil instead of thymine?
Answer: mRNA
◉ What does the central dogma of molecular biology describe?
,Answer: DNA → RNA → Protein
◉ Which process converts DNA into RNA?
Answer: Transcription
◉ Which process converts mRNA into protein?
Answer: Translation
◉ What enzyme is responsible for DNA synthesis during replication?
Answer: DNA polymerase
◉ Which base pairs with adenine in DNA?
Answer: Thymine
◉ Which base pairs with cytosine?
Answer: Guanine
◉ What is a characteristic of DNA?
Answer: Contains deoxyribose sugar
◉ What does a mutation refer to?
Answer: Permanent alteration in DNA sequence
, ◉ Which laboratory area is MOST prone to contamination by
amplified DNA products?
Answer: Post-amplification area
◉ What is the primary purpose of quality control in a molecular
laboratory?
Answer: Ensure reliable results
◉ Which of the following is considered a nucleic acid?
Answer: DNA
◉ What is the storage condition commonly used for long-term
preservation of DNA samples?
Answer: −20°C to −80°C
◉ Which molecular technique revolutionized molecular diagnostics
by allowing amplification of DNA?
Answer: PCR
◉ What best describes molecular diagnostics?
Answer: Uses nucleic acids to detect disease
